How to Use orally in a Sentence

orally

adverb
  • Paxlovid comes in pill form and is taken orally twice per day for five days.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2021
  • But that’s how the stories are passed down orally, and they’re not written down.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
  • It can be absorbed orally, through the skin, and inhaled.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Not the call itself, but 29-year-old Hardaway’s response — orally and on the court.
    Dallas News, 19 May 2021
  • Some pills need to be taken orally, while others might be added to food or drink.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
  • It can be taken orally with water or mixed with a drink or food.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The oils can be taken orally or added to food or beverages.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • It can be absorbed through the skin, inhalation and orally.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • It can be absorbed through the skin, inhalation, and orally.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2021
  • Coric hopes that Nurtec, a pill that dissolves orally, will be able to disrupt the market by doing both.
    Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • So far 142 countries have orally agreed to a global tax code known as Pillar Two.
    Aharon Friedman, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The drugs are taken orally and are designed to slow the disease's progression and to lessen hospital stays and the risk of death.
    Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The oil can also be given to your dog orally for even quicker results.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • One 45 milligram pill is taken orally each day, with or without food, and should be taken at the same time each day.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • Opinions delivered at the Court today are released to the public at the same time as they’re announced orally in the Court.
    Scott Nover, Quartz, 4 May 2022
  • For the Class of 2023, the Bruins have only six players who have orally committed.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The myths that have been transmitted orally continue to live among us.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The most common form of evening primrose oil is in softgel capsules made to be taken orally.
    Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • They are taken orally and can also be brewed as a tea or added to other foods to work around their bitter flavor, the DEA said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This peptide drug—a chain of amino acids—is poorly absorbed when taken orally.
    Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But ideally there would be a way to do it orally—taking a pill, for example.
    WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • It can be consumed orally or used to flavor food and beverages.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
  • Many exams are given orally, a mode that requires clear thinking and concise speaking on the part of the student.
    WSJ, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Exposure to the substance can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Feb. 2022
  • People can come in contact with it in various ways: by inhalation, orally, and through the skin.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Aug. 2022
  • It can be consumed orally with water, or it can be combined with a beverage or food.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Humans can be exposed through inhalation, orally or through the skin.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Some are taken orally in pill form, while others are powders that can be mixed into food or water.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • It can be either taken orally or injected into the muscle, sometimes in the form of a drug called Deca-Durabolin.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021
  • The ketamine dose can be taken orally at home or injected if it’s done at one of the company’s 12 in-person clinics.
    Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022

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