How to Use ingestion in a Sentence

ingestion

noun
  • Make sure to place pots out of reach and avoid ingestion of any part of the plant.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Even a small amount of ingestion is risky if heavy metals, such as lead, are present.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The odor peaked at two hours after ingestion.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But ingestion isn’t the only risk.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Keep the bowl out of reach of pets to avoid any accidental ingestion.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Ethanol ingestion via frugivory in wild chimpanzees.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms could appear two to five days after ingestion, the agency said.
    — ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Symptoms could appear two to five days after ingestion, the agency said.
    — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • And there was a request by YouTube TV for ingestion rights.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms typically appear within hours or days after ingestion and can last up to eight weeks.
    — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The first is robust data ingestion and preparation.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Maro says a better way to think about the chimpanzees’ alcohol ingestion is to compare it to sharing a bottle of wine with friends over a meal.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The central concern of his work has consistently been ingestion—what crosses the threshold between the world and the self.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Retention and ingestion fees drain budgets.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Consciousness as a subject was inspired by the ingestion of psilocybin.
    — Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That matters because SOCs are drowning in noise and budget strain from log ingestion.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Simply touching the plant can cause skin irritation, while ingestion or absorption can cause health issues.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
  • The powder is used to decorate removable ornaments on cakes and isn't designed for ingestion.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • Keep nicotine products out of reach of children and seek emergency medical care if ingestion is suspected.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Clearly, the health risks associated with mistletoe ingestion don’t apply to birds.
    — Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
  • If a bird tries to remove the substance by preening, ingestion of the substance can poison them or cause severe damage to internal organs.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Symptoms often do not appear until 6 to 24 hours after ingestion.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • Long-term ingestion can suppress the immune system, damage the nervous system and cause headaches, fever and nausea, officials said.
    — Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2026
  • If ingested, symptoms can begin within four to 12 hours after ingestion.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Every bit of this love was formed from the reality of primary needs—ingestion, excretion, simple pleasure and pain.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
  • For example, one agent (a data ingestion agent) might gather and organize raw threat intelligence from dozens of public and private sources.
    — Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • For tadpoles, ingestion is almost unavoidable.
    — Ryan Brennan may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
  • The ingestion of substances was just astronomical.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • The ingestion of substances was just astronomical.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • The new pact includes a form of ingestion, according to a person familiar with the details, but not into YouTube’s channel store.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

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