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: in spoken words : by means of speech
The exam will be given orally.
an orally presented argument
Deaf, signing parents will "babble" to their infants in sign, just as hearing parents do orally; this is how the child learns language …—
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: by way of the mouth
The medicine can be administered orally.
Another example is amygdalin, which is found in the pits of peaches and apricots. If consumed orally, it is approximately 40 times more toxic than by intravenous injection …—Des W. Connell
Des W. ConnellExamples of orally in a Sentence
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When given orally to mice with drug-resistant septicemia or pneumonia, lolamicin rescued 100% of the mice with septicemia and 70% of the mice with pneumonia.
—Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
Last Friday at 10:30 a.m., McKenzie orally defended his dissertation at Kean University to officially earn his Ph.D., which gives him the ability to teach future counselors and professionals who aim to advocate for and help those in need.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
He was administered the LSAT questions orally and was admitted to Harvard, Stanford and Yale.
—Joseph Bernstein Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 3 June 2024
How To Use Centella Asiatica Centella asiatica can be taken orally or used topically.
—Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
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Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
Last Friday at 10:30 a.m., McKenzie orally defended his dissertation at Kean University to officially earn his Ph.D., which gives him the ability to teach future counselors and professionals who aim to advocate for and help those in need.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
He was administered the LSAT questions orally and was admitted to Harvard, Stanford and Yale.
—Joseph Bernstein Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 3 June 2024
How To Use Centella Asiatica Centella asiatica can be taken orally or used topically.
—Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
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“Orally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orally. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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