How to Use milligram in a Sentence
milligram
noun-
This will give you the price per milligram of your Delta 8 THC.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2022 -
An ounce of espresso can have up to 64 milligrams of the stuff.
— Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Mar. 2019 -
Half were given a low dose of 450 milligrams twice a day.
— Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2020 -
That took just 20 milligrams of calculus, which would be about the size of a grain of rice.
— Andrew Ozga, National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2016 -
Just two milligrams of fentanyl, about the size of a pencil tip, can kill.
— Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Just a quarter of a milligram -- a few granules -- can kill you.
— Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 16 May 2017 -
Each 1-ounce bottle of the syrup contains 10 milligrams of THC.
— Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023 -
That's 400 milligrams of caffeine a day, which translates to four to five cups of coffee, per the FDA.
— Korin Miller, Women's Health, 2 May 2023 -
There are 1 million nanograms (ng) in one milligram (mg).
— Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019 -
A lethal fentanyl dose is 2 milligrams, the weight of a few grains of salt, and addicts were wary of using it at first.
— Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg.com, 11 May 2017 -
The important number there is 340 milligrams — about a third of a gram.
— Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 24 June 2019 -
Two milligrams, the equivalent of 10 grains of salt, are enough to kill an adult who ingests that amount.
— Maria Cramer, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023 -
Right now, Camels, Lucky Strikes, and the rest have a nicotine level between 1.1 and 1.7 milligrams.
— Sarah Rense, Esquire, 16 Mar. 2018 -
The pills could be had for next to nothing through Medicaid and then resold on the black market for $1 a milligram.
— Beth MacY, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020 -
Around 42% of pills tested for fentanyl contained at least two milligrams of the drug.
— Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2023 -
In some cases, as little as 0.3 to 0.5 milligrams is enough.
— Emily Sohn, Washington Post, 7 July 2018 -
Dosage When taken for enlarged prostate, the standard dose of Proscar is 5 milligrams (mg) once a day.
— Matthew Schmitz, Verywell Health, 11 May 2023 -
Both of those average out to about 15 cents per milligram.
— Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 May 2017 -
One eight-ounce cup of green tea contains 30–50 milligrams of caffeine.
— Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 28 Aug. 2023 -
Each serving has 15 milligrams of iron, which is above the RDA of 10 milligrams per day for children four to eight years old.
— Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 1 May 2024 -
Each bottle of the 30 bottles in a box contains 25 milligrams of CBD that is active.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023 -
Hayes found that four-foot snakes injected close to 100 milligrams into the mice.
— Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 20 June 2018 -
The best part of a bluff charge is that every last milligram of adrenaline drops into your body.
— Angela Ramirez, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 Sep. 2017 -
Many of the energy drinks on the market today have over 200 milligrams of caffeine, which equates to about a six-pack of Coke.
— Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023 -
It’s supposed to stay under 130 milligrams per deciliter—the lower the better.
— Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2023 -
For a healthy adult, up to 400 milligrams of caffeine a day is considered a safe amount, according to the FDA.
— Jenna Wirth, Health.com, 4 Dec. 2019 -
For women who are lactating, the RDA is 9 milligrams per day.
— Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024 -
The restaurant lists a large Charged Lemonade as having 237 milligrams of caffeine with ice.
— Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 -
Many recreational cannabis products have 5 to 10 milligrams or more apiece.
— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024 -
Celsius and Alani Nu each contain 200 milligrams of caffeine.
— Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2024
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