How to Use ingest in a Sentence

ingest

verb
  • The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.
  • Seabirds can ingest as much as 8% of their body weight in plastic.
    Audrey McAvoy, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
  • But the drug he was forced to ingest also turns him into a junkie.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022
  • People should not to ingest water or eat fish from the ponds.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2021
  • The more air that is removed from above, the more warm, humid air the storm can ingest from below.
    Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • There’s a lot of things in this country that is allowed to be ingested that shouldn’t be.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The first group of 10 served as a control group and did not ingest any garlic powder.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The silverfish eat through the pack and ingest the poison inside.
    Samantha Lawyer, Country Living, 8 June 2021
  • Start with a small dose, 10-20mg, and give it at least two hours before ingesting more.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
  • In the weeks that followed, the sinkhole filled with muddy water and appeared to ingest the land around it.
    Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The whole point of milk is to be ingested, and the soft tissues that produce milk are rarely preserved in the fossil record.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • That means storms could wring all that moisture out of the air, much like squeezing a sponge, and then ingest more moisture and do it again.
    Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • Due to all the faux fur, this would not be ideal for a dog who’s prone to chewing and might ingest the hair or dogs with pointy ears due to the headpiece.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Cats claw on wood and ingest scratchings when cleaning their paws.
    Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Software may well be eating the world, but there are some things in the physical world that aren't so easy to ingest.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 May 2022
  • Break out the face paint and flower crowns, ingest your substance of choice, and get to your nearest big tent — Swedish House Mafia is back.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 July 2021
  • Then, when the worker bees secrete their milky royal jelly, the queen will ingest it and the vaccine.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Start by adding a few drops of the oil onto your favorite dessert or candy and ingest as normal.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Lead can be toxic if young children ingest it, the report warns.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The company specifically says not to bathe in it, apply it to the skin or ingest it.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
  • And the people that didn’t [willingly ingest the poison]?
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
  • If ingested, peace lilies can cause GI upset, drooling, and mouth and throat pain.
    Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 18 Apr. 2023
  • According to Ahlberg, crabs will sometimes ingest water or large amounts of food to bulk up and crack their old shell.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
  • She will be instructed to ingest strange tinctures and coached to mistrust her own mind.
    Amanda Hess, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That’s because the main symptoms caused by ingesting the sap of the plant are burning and swelling of the tongue and throat, making speech difficult.
    Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But ingesting tiny toys isn't the only concern pet owners should put on their radar.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • That’s a very common thing that many of us are ingesting every morning.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Pliny said ravens eat chameleons, but then ingest bay leaves to counter the lizards’ toxicity.
    Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
  • Warmer air and ocean temperatures add more water vapor to the atmosphere, which storms can ingest and wring out over land.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Pink cocaine is usually either ingested in pill form or snorted as a powder.
    Tom Hanson, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024

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