How to Use ingestion in a Sentence

ingestion

noun
  • Signs of ingestion can look like the child swallowed a coin, so be wary, experts said.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Stinging in the oral cavity caused by ingestion of the sperm bags of a squid: a case report.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2014
  • The ingestion of just 2 milligrams of fentanyl can prove fatal to adults.
    oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • Both can be lethal for pets and predators within hours of ingestion.
    Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The results could be skewed if health care providers were on the lookout for ingestions, Dodington added.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The researchers looked at the ingestion of edible cannabis with known amounts of THC in about 80 children under 6 years old.
    Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Because of its method of ingestion, crack cocaine produces a quicker and more acute high.
    Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2020
  • For animal-farm digesters, the process starts with a cow’s ingestion and excretion of feed.
    The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Cataloging of all data at the point of creation or ingestion.
    Rehan Jalil, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Olstad says most cases with animal ingestion of edibles work themselves out with the help of time and a dark room where the dog can chill out.
    Jenna Schnuer, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • There was no odor or chemical smell to the sealant, but school standards dictate that any chemical used must have a low ingestion risk.
    CBS News, 15 June 2022
  • The powder in the capsule must be mixed with food that can’t be too hot or too liquid, and children shouldn’t exercise for three hours after ingestion.
    Dasha Afanasieva, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The last episode suggested a replay of small-creature ingestion.
    James Lileks, Star Tribune, 6 June 2021
  • To grab a handful and dominate it by ingestion is to shake that certainty, if for only a moment.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • As a result, children can open the packaging with ease, which can lead to poisoning by ingestion or even contact with skin.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Apr. 2022
  • How lead damages the body Lead enters the body through three routes: ingestion, absorption or inhalation.
    Aaron Specht, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
  • This process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours, making capsules and edibles the slowest method of CBD ingestion.
    Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The lead dust that can be released by actions such as opening windows poses a threat of ingestion to children playing on the floor, for instance, Arroyo said.
    Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2022
  • These will interfere with its ability to attach to a host cell, or single out the microbe for ingestion by cells called neutrophils.
    WIRED, 19 Nov. 2023
  • That includes the duration and dose of the exposure, and how the person was exposed — whether from inhalation, ingestion or contact with skin.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • In the three-to-five days after ingestion, things go downhill, with abrupt liver and multiorgan failure.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Rather, the hair absorbed the chemicals after ingestion.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Vaporizing the cannabis, for example, is the most powerful mode of ingestion and the most likely to cause anxiety.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
  • By 2020, these centers were getting more calls about melatonin ingestions in kids than any other substances, research showed.
    Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2023
  • Exposure can happen via inhalation, oral ingestion, and through the skin.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Sea level rise is adding to the severe threat sea turtles already face by overfishing and plastic ingestion, Rivas said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Taking in lead and cadmium through ingestion or inhalation is a problem for the body, but the lungs may have a more difficult time getting rid of the toxins than the digestive system.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Animals and humans can be poisoned, and ingestion can be fatal.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 30 June 2021
  • High levels of lead exposure and ingestion can causes adverse health issues to the brain and central nervous system.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Floyd's high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and ingestion of methamphetamine and fentanyl, together with the struggle with police, led his heart to stop, the defense argued.
    Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021

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