smoke inhalation
noun
: a serious injury caused by breathing a lot of smoke
Several survivors of the fire are suffering from smoke inhalation.
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The victims, who died from smoke inhalation, might have made it out of the Belmont building alive if their neighbors had closed their doors and choked the oxygen that fed the massive five-alarm fire on Tuesday afternoon.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Direct contact — or indirect contact through a pet, shoes or smoke inhalation — can cause allergic dermatitis.
—Eva Flowe
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Deputies said an autopsy on Thursday determined that the cause of death was smoke inhalation.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
He was immediately rushed to a hospital and after recovering from the smoke inhalation, began to share his story with police.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Direct contact — or indirect contact through a pet, shoes or smoke inhalation — can cause allergic dermatitis.
—Eva Flowe
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Deputies said an autopsy on Thursday determined that the cause of death was smoke inhalation.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
He was immediately rushed to a hospital and after recovering from the smoke inhalation, began to share his story with police.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for smoke inhalation
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“Smoke inhalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20inhalation. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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