Examples of inedible in a Sentence
The steak was overcooked, but not inedible.
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Reading his recent fiction, one might feel duped in the way of the tourist who eats at a beachfront restaurant only to discover that, because the view is lovely and the foot traffic abundant, the food gets away with being nearly inedible.
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Composting helps transform those scraps—along with inedible trimmings like eggshells and apple cores—back into valuable nutrients.
—Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
These foods insist on time and care—caramelization via the Maillard reaction is a central component of all cooking, a transformation from inedible to life-sustaining.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Approximately 90 percent of that product never left the warehouse, and approximately 34 customers were identified who received potentially inedible meats.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Book Marks
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Composting helps transform those scraps—along with inedible trimmings like eggshells and apple cores—back into valuable nutrients.
—Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
These foods insist on time and care—caramelization via the Maillard reaction is a central component of all cooking, a transformation from inedible to life-sustaining.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Approximately 90 percent of that product never left the warehouse, and approximately 34 customers were identified who received potentially inedible meats.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inedible. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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inedible
adjective
in·ed·i·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈed-ə-bəl 
: not fit or safe for eating
inedible mushrooms
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