How to Use intake in a Sentence

intake

noun
  • You should limit your daily intake of fats and sugars.
  • Read on to find out the daily water intake that’s right for you.
    Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Thus, if the intake reduces, the cost to the city decreases, said Cortez-Martinez.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
  • It was found to reduce hunger and limit caloric intake later in the day.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This sandwich from Colonel Sanders takes care of half your sodium intake for the day.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • When increasing your fiber intake, go slow—you’ll want to give your body a chance to adapt.
    Jennifer Fields, Fortune Well, 27 May 2023
  • Here are four reasons your protein intake might be causing the number on the scale to tick up.
    Women's Health, 25 May 2023
  • But the concrete specifics of adequate water intake are still, in large part, a mess.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The new study suggests boiling tap water could be a tool to limit intake.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The new Panamera design features raised wings over the hood and new nose section with central air intake.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Women need quite a lot of calorific intake in order to produce breast milk.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The design of this hood intake is counterintuitive, but that bit near the windshield sucks in cold air.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023
  • As part of the intake stroke, a supercharger pulls and squeezes air into the engine to create that beastly whine.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The amount tested in the study is very high and its intake is impossible, Urrialde said.
    Carla Delgado, Verywell Health, 5 July 2023
  • Alter: How does Melissa Etheridge’s box office compare to the weekly intake from, say, a tour?
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The dip in adoptions along with the rise in dog intake at shelters marks a stark reversal from the surge in adoptions of dogs and cats seen during the pandemic.
    TIME, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Eating kale in any form adds vegetable intake to your diet.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The delays in rolling out the new battery tech don’t seem to be having a significant impact on GM’s cash intake.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 July 2023
  • The patients were asked to report their health status and information about their food intake every two to four years for up to 36 years.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • If your system has a fresh air intake, set the system to recirculate mode or close the outdoor intake damper.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 July 2023
  • Limiting your unhealthy fat intake is key to a high-fat eating plan like the keto diet.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 5 June 2023
  • Doctors are pointing to the low number of births as a reason the government should scrap its plan to raise medical school intakes by about two-thirds.
    Sam Kim, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Closed to visitors since 2020, it has been taken over by New York City and is now the main intake facility for migrants.
    Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The Batur’s grille, a distinctive red-on-black diamond pattern, pops on the Diavel’s side air intakes.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • And people can possibly achieve that fasting state even with the limited caloric intake that a dirty fast allows.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 5 Sep. 2023
  • My weekdays include yoga three times, along with a healthy intake of water and fruits to keep clarity during this crazy phase of my life.
    Akili King, Essence, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The front hood, door mirror caps, upper and lower side air intakes, and Gurney flap on the duckbill are all swapped for carbon-fiber replacements.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
  • This piece is simple, with the reporters detailing the meals of three families in Gaza over three days, counting their calorie intake.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 27 Mar. 2024
  • There are many ways to increase your protein intake; experts say whole foods are preferable to protein powders.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2024
  • No side effects have been reported with a high glutathione intake from diet alone.
    Beth Thomas, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2023

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