Examples of inedible in a Sentence
The steak was overcooked, but not inedible.
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Composting helps transform those scraps—along with inedible trimmings like eggshells and apple cores—back into valuable nutrients.
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Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
These foods insist on time and care—caramelization via the Maillard reaction is a central component of all cooking, a transformation from inedible to life-sustaining.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Approximately 90 percent of that product never left the warehouse, and approximately 34 customers were identified who received potentially inedible meats.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
These oats first have to be processed to be separated from an inedible hull.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
These foods insist on time and care—caramelization via the Maillard reaction is a central component of all cooking, a transformation from inedible to life-sustaining.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Approximately 90 percent of that product never left the warehouse, and approximately 34 customers were identified who received potentially inedible meats.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
These oats first have to be processed to be separated from an inedible hull.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inedible. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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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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