swallowing

Example Sentences

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"But she explained to me they were in charge of swallowing feeding elements."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Symptoms can include muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, breathing problems, seizures, and delayed mental development.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

While many ski towns have spent years mourning the rise of corporate conglomerates swallowing mom-and-pop owners, a growing faction in Telluride was pushing in the opposite direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The laws proposed at Westminster, Holyrood and Tynwald - Isle of Man - all state that death must be by self-administration, which usually means the individual swallowing a lethal dose.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Before long, he was thumping around the house, thin as a string bean, swallowing buckets of food to regain the weight he’d lost.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover