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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But the lawsuits allege the companies never gave anyone a chance to give consent for their voiceprints to be ingested into their AI training models.
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Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Rather than relying solely on generic large language models, Glean tailors products like its AI agents to each company, continuously ingesting data from across workplace tools, such as emails, chats, documents, and internal tickets, to create a real-time map of how work happens within that company.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Potential reasons included avian flu and having ingested something toxic such as rodenticide, the Post-Gazette reported.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Never ingest borax or apply it to the skin or eyes.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
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Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Rather than relying solely on generic large language models, Glean tailors products like its AI agents to each company, continuously ingesting data from across workplace tools, such as emails, chats, documents, and internal tickets, to create a real-time map of how work happens within that company.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Potential reasons included avian flu and having ingested something toxic such as rodenticide, the Post-Gazette reported.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Never ingest borax or apply it to the skin or eyes.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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