How to Use milligram in a Sentence

milligram

noun
  • An ounce of espresso can have up to 64 milligrams of the stuff.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Mar. 2019
  • Just a quarter of a milligram -- a few granules -- can kill you.
    — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 16 May 2017
  • Just two milligrams of fentanyl, about the size of a pencil tip, can kill.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Zinc is safe for most adults at daily dosages of up to 40 milligrams (mg).
    — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
  • The tablets are 3 milligrams and there are 60 pills to a bottle.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Most adults need 8-11 milligrams of zinc daily.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Just 2 milligrams — roughly the size of a few grains of sand — is enough to cause an overdose.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • For starters, the pill is taken in a much larger dose of 25 milligrams.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Most of what’s on the market is in the 15-30 milligram range per tablet.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For dosing, experts said to take 3 to 5 milligrams (mg) per day.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That took just 20 milligrams of calculus, which would be about the size of a grain of rice.
    — Andrew Ozga, National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2016
  • The Zepbound's max dose is 15 milligrams.
    — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • The best part of a bluff charge is that every last milligram of adrenaline drops into your body.
    — Angela Ramirez, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Most adult men need 11 milligrams per day, and most adult women need 8 milligrams.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This will give you the price per milligram of your Delta 8 THC.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Around 42% of pills tested for fentanyl contained at least two milligrams of the drug.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The standard per serving dose of krill oil is 1,000 milligrams.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The bill would have upped the limit to 10 milligrams per 12-ounce serving.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Limit sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams per day for adults.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
  • One eight-ounce cup of green tea contains 30–50 milligrams of caffeine.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Two milligrams, the equivalent of 10 grains of salt, are enough to kill an adult who ingests that amount.
    — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Grapefruit juice is close behind with 256 milligrams.
    — Zia Sherrell, Health, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Each tablet has 99 milligrams of potassium.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The man who brought his records to her office had test results showing 400 milligrams.
    — Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The important number there is 340 milligrams — about a third of a gram.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 24 June 2019
  • Hayes found that four-foot snakes injected close to 100 milligrams into the mice.
    — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • Just one ounce of 45-69% dark chocolate can offer 2 milligrams of iron.
    — Carley Millhone, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
  • One cup of molasses packs over 800 milligrams of magnesium.
    — Brittany Dube, Health, 28 May 2026
  • Most adults need about 75-90 milligrams of vitamin C per day.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Each can contains 200 milligrams of caffeine and no sugar.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 June 2026

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