Examples of vial in a Sentence
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Inside was a vial the size of a fingertip containing clumps of white powder.
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Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
The heroic dogs made their way through blizzard conditions and -30 degree temperatures to get the vials to their destination.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 17 Sep. 2023
Debbie Davis, the director of clinical operations at Pacific Cancer Care in Monterey, California, was in desperate need of more carboplatin, a chemotherapy drug that usually sells for around $50 a vial.
—Jessica Klingbaum, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
The vendor offers an additional 13% discount per vial when buying 10 or more in bulk.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
The moral of the story is always carry a vial of strong poison on your person.
—Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
During a search of the Maxima, police found two THC vials and rolling papers, as well as an open bottle of vodka.
—John Benson, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
The finds included chandeliers, a bronze cherub from the ship’s grand staircase, and 65 perfume vials belonging to a first-class passenger.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Isolated and distributed in tiny vials to laboratories around the world, CRISPR would become the primary tool of genetic engineering.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
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Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
The heroic dogs made their way through blizzard conditions and -30 degree temperatures to get the vials to their destination.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 17 Sep. 2023
Debbie Davis, the director of clinical operations at Pacific Cancer Care in Monterey, California, was in desperate need of more carboplatin, a chemotherapy drug that usually sells for around $50 a vial.
—Jessica Klingbaum, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
The vendor offers an additional 13% discount per vial when buying 10 or more in bulk.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
The moral of the story is always carry a vial of strong poison on your person.
—Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
During a search of the Maxima, police found two THC vials and rolling papers, as well as an open bottle of vodka.
—John Benson, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
The finds included chandeliers, a bronze cherub from the ship’s grand staircase, and 65 perfume vials belonging to a first-class passenger.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Isolated and distributed in tiny vials to laboratories around the world, CRISPR would become the primary tool of genetic engineering.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Vial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vial. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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Kids Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l 
: a small container (as for medicines) made usually of glass or plastic
Medical Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l
: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
called also phial
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