How to Use inhaler in a Sentence

inhaler

noun
  • But not all types of inhalers are covered.
    — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
  • My son Sawyer woke up with a cough and reached for his inhaler.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Her provider prescribed her an inhaler for the first time in her life.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Asthma inhalers need a price cap.
    — ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • He's had to use his inhaler multiple times a day.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Yards away, Stratton held her inhaler to her mouth and breathed in.
    — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2020
  • With so much black mold around, her son started needing an inhaler.
    — Sophie Kasakove, ProPublica, 21 Feb. 2023
  • He was prescribed home treatments such as inhalers and steroids.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His longest wait was for his inhaler prescription to be filled.
    — Dallas News, 31 May 2020
  • Christie has struggled with asthma for years and uses an inhaler.
    — Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Inhalers can help treat the symptoms of black lung, and oxygen can help the miners breathe.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 16 May 2017
  • He hasn’t been offered an inhaler in detention, the suit states.
    — cleveland, 25 Apr. 2020
  • There was even a nasal inhaler, sold on Amazon, that claimed to cleanse your liver.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Most inhalers expire after one year.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
  • At school, ensure your child’s inhaler is clearly labeled.
    — Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This is how medicines like asthma inhalers are able to penetrate into the lungs.
    — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, 24 Oct. 2018
  • He was given several tests to check his heart and lungs, prescribed an inhaler and sent home.
    — Dallas News, 31 May 2020
  • So, the two new trials sought to test out the effectiveness of the three-drug inhaler.
    — chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Shari Duncan is trying to avoid her mom’s fate – dying with her inhaler in her hand.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2021
  • At the moment, albuterol inhalers aren’t in short supply and may never be.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Her younger son has since been diagnosed with asthma and needs to use an inhaler twice a day to keep his airways open.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • In a nice twist on health, your livelihood revolves around your asthmatic lungs, which are cured with inhalers.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • So, the benefits of moving to dry powder inhalers from gas inhalers could add up.
    — Martha Bebinger, NPR, 6 May 2024
  • An asthmatic boy without an inhaler was wheezing in the acrid smoke from brush and trash fires, which had been lit for warmth.
    — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • At his request, the officers brought him his inhaler, his glasses and a paper mask.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2020
  • When your inhaler expires, see your healthcare provider to obtain a prescription for a new one.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The pepper spray triggered an asthma attack, and police would not hand over her inhaler, the suit says.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The new doses are nasal inhalers, already put together squirted up through the nose.
    — Erika Butler, The Aegis, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Meanwhile, forward Jayson Tatum still takes an inhaler on the court just before tipoff.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • By age 32, her inhaler no longer provided relief.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026

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