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
  • Each of them has pledged, at least orally, their support for the project.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • It can be taken orally with water or mixed with a drink or food.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Some pills need to be taken orally, while others might be added to food or drink.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
  • But that’s how the stories are passed down orally, and they’re not written down.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Your wife could make her request either orally or in writing, though not over the phone.
    — Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Google simply phones the restaurant and places the order orally.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • The oil can also be given to your dog orally for even quicker results.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • It can be consumed orally or used to flavor food and beverages.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
  • This peptide drug—a chain of amino acids—is poorly absorbed when taken orally.
    — Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The myths that have been transmitted orally continue to live among us.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Holtz orally committed to the Hoosiers almost four years ago.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Prednisone, a type of steroid, can be taken orally or via injection.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • But ideally there would be a way to do it orally—taking a pill, for example.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The most common form of evening primrose oil is in softgel capsules made to be taken orally.
    — Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Most brands are designed to be given orally, either as a capsule or a chewable tablet.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The drug was given either orally or through an IV for 10 days.
    — Dallas News, 17 June 2020
  • Taking estrogen orally, as pills or tablets, carries a higher risk of blood clots.
    — Genevieve Hofmann, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
  • That vaccine, given orally, uses a weakened but live form of the poliovirus.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • 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
  • Sukhadia said recipes are shared orally and through demonstrations, preserved by elders in the kitchen.
    — Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
  • They can be snorted, smoked, injected or taken orally.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In other words, when taken orally by itself, not much of it is absorbed in the digestive tract.
    — Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Not the call itself, but 29-year-old Hardaway’s response — orally and on the court.
    — Dallas News, 19 May 2021
  • 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
  • These vaccines could be taken orally as a capsule that could be swallowed, as a tablet that dissolves under the tongue or as a nasal spray.
    — Thomas Curwen, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Exposure to the substance can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Feb. 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
  • 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
  • Misoprostol can be used orally or vaginally.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

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