Examples of inedible in a Sentence
The steak was overcooked, but not inedible.
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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.
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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
The reason is that beetle infestations within storage areas cause the agricultural products to become inedible.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Dice clatter on backgammon boards, entrepreneurial cats seem busy, children chase soccer balls, and a tethered goat chews on something inedible in its low-profile corner.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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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
The reason is that beetle infestations within storage areas cause the agricultural products to become inedible.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Dice clatter on backgammon boards, entrepreneurial cats seem busy, children chase soccer balls, and a tethered goat chews on something inedible in its low-profile corner.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inedible. Accessed 9 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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