ingested; ingesting; ingests
: to take in for or as if for digestion
Examples of ingest in a Sentence
The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.
claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
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The primary safety concern arises only if a large quantity is ingested.
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Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026
What else is going on Soon after administering Narcan to a DUI suspect, a California Highway Patrol officer died from ingesting fentanyl.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Old research suggested that, adjusted for body weight, a chimpanzee might ingest the equivalent of more than two standard alcoholic drinks a day.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
In cases where people have ingested glyphosate, formulations containing surfactant have resulted in more severe symptoms.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
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Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026
What else is going on Soon after administering Narcan to a DUI suspect, a California Highway Patrol officer died from ingesting fentanyl.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Old research suggested that, adjusted for body weight, a chimpanzee might ingest the equivalent of more than two standard alcoholic drinks a day.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
In cases where people have ingested glyphosate, formulations containing surfactant have resulted in more severe symptoms.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ingest
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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in·gest
in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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