inhale

Example Sentences

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He said apprentices would have "snowball" fights with asbestos and he knew of two women who died having probably inhaled particles while washing their husband's work clothes.

From BBC

I dug my elbows into the table and focused on inhaling—then exhaling.

From Literature

I inhaled like I’d just been punched in the gut as my heart slammed to a startled stop in my chest.

From Literature

Media reports in Singapore described a 19-year-old woman who died after inhaling three pearls while trying to suck through a partially blocked straw.

From Science Daily

"One of my most frequent tics is I clench my stomach and that makes me inhale air, which means that I'm constantly bloated," Smith says.

From BBC