inhalation
Example Sentences
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Mice were exposed to aerosolized chlorpyrifos for 11 weeks through inhalation methods designed to mimic how people typically encounter the chemical.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
In addition to the injured security guard, 30 law enforcement officers were being treated for smoke inhalation, according to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
This approach, the memo said, was critical in identifying harmful substances that “pose exposure hazards via ingestion, inhalation of dust, or through garden/food production.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
Compared with other sources, wildfire smoke contains a higher proportion of ultrafine particles miniscule enough to penetrate the brain after inhalation, Casey told The Times earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
His every inhalation sounded like the cry of a dying duck.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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