Examples of inedible in a Sentence
The steak was overcooked, but not inedible.
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But the place where the filo met the filling was unfortunately gummy and pretty inedible.
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Even an extra 30 seconds can result in rubbery whites and dry, crumbly yolks, while not cooking them long enough yields inedible results.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Martha sat on the other bed and thought about what a perverse species humans were—to insist on eating something that had tried so hard to be inedible.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
The worst are strange, nearly inedible concoctions that taste like chemicals.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Even an extra 30 seconds can result in rubbery whites and dry, crumbly yolks, while not cooking them long enough yields inedible results.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Martha sat on the other bed and thought about what a perverse species humans were—to insist on eating something that had tried so hard to be inedible.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
The worst are strange, nearly inedible concoctions that taste like chemicals.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inedible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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inedible
adjective
in·ed·i·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈed-ə-bəl 
: not fit or safe for eating
inedible mushrooms
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