Examples of inedible in a Sentence
The steak was overcooked, but not inedible.
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Owners should also provide a variety of appropriate chew toys and inedible chew bones, and rotate them every few days to keep the canine engaged and prevent boredom.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Time itself begins to falter — clocks spin strangely, pipes clog without reason, and most tragically, Lucius’ once-perfect soufflés have gone from magical to inedible.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
The bitter bracket mushroom is nontoxic but considered inedible because of its taste.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Amid the inedible food, the cold, and fear he might be deported, one moment stood out as the hardest to bear – immigration officials denying him permission to be present at the birth of his firstborn child.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Time itself begins to falter — clocks spin strangely, pipes clog without reason, and most tragically, Lucius’ once-perfect soufflés have gone from magical to inedible.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
The bitter bracket mushroom is nontoxic but considered inedible because of its taste.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Amid the inedible food, the cold, and fear he might be deported, one moment stood out as the hardest to bear – immigration officials denying him permission to be present at the birth of his firstborn child.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inedible. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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inedible
adjective
in·ed·i·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈed-ə-bəl 
: not fit or safe for eating
inedible mushrooms
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