Examples of inedible in a Sentence
The steak was overcooked, but not inedible.
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Place a thermometer inside your fridge and freezer to monitor temperatures, and discard any food that reaches 40 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or begins to smell or look inedible.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Local grocers were a wild west of unlabeled additives, untested chemicals, and inedible fillers.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
The bone collector name comes from the fact that the caterpillars cover themselves and their silk casing in inedible insect parts.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Last year in California, citrus growers were hit by new species of invasive fruit flies that reproduce inside the pulpy flesh, rendering the fruit inedible.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Local grocers were a wild west of unlabeled additives, untested chemicals, and inedible fillers.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
The bone collector name comes from the fact that the caterpillars cover themselves and their silk casing in inedible insect parts.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Last year in California, citrus growers were hit by new species of invasive fruit flies that reproduce inside the pulpy flesh, rendering the fruit inedible.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inedible
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inedible. Accessed 19 May. 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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