How to Use orally in a Sentence

orally

adverb
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  • Each of them has pledged, at least orally, their support for the project.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Paxlovid comes in pill form and is taken orally twice per day for five days.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2021
  • But that’s how the stories are passed down orally, and they’re not written down.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
  • It can be absorbed orally, through the skin, and inhaled.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Not the call itself, but 29-year-old Hardaway’s response — orally and on the court.
    — Dallas News, 19 May 2021
  • The drug was given either orally or through an IV for 10 days.
    — Dallas News, 17 June 2020
  • Google simply phones the restaurant and places the order orally.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • Some pills need to be taken orally, while others might be added to food or drink.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
  • It can be taken orally with water or mixed with a drink or food.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The oils can be taken orally or added to food or beverages.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Your wife could make her request either orally or in writing, though not over the phone.
    — Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • It can be absorbed through the skin, inhalation and orally.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • It can be absorbed through the skin, inhalation, and orally.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2021
  • And there are other problems: Only one class of drugs, the azoles, can be taken orally.
    — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Coric hopes that Nurtec, a pill that dissolves orally, will be able to disrupt the market by doing both.
    — Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • These patients took it for 10 days, either orally or via IV.
    — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 16 June 2020
  • So far 142 countries have orally agreed to a global tax code known as Pillar Two.
    — Aharon Friedman, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The drugs are taken orally and are designed to slow the disease's progression and to lessen hospital stays and the risk of death.
    — Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2022
  • It can be used orally, rectally or even under the armpit.
    — Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Holtz orally committed to the Hoosiers almost four years ago.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The oil can also be given to your dog orally for even quicker results.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • One 45 milligram pill is taken orally each day, with or without food, and should be taken at the same time each day.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • Opinions delivered at the Court today are released to the public at the same time as they’re announced orally in the Court.
    — Scott Nover, Quartz, 4 May 2022
  • For the Class of 2023, the Bruins have only six players who have orally committed.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The myths that have been transmitted orally continue to live among us.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The most common form of evening primrose oil is in softgel capsules made to be taken orally.
    — Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • They are taken orally and can also be brewed as a tea or added to other foods to work around their bitter flavor, the DEA said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2022
  • While many of the era’s songs had been passed down orally through families in Bolivia, the orchestrations and choral works were thought to be lost.
    — Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 8 May 2018
  • When consumed orally—in a dose of as little as one-half tablespoon—castor oil can be effective for constipation.
    — Daley Quinn, Allure, 2 July 2024
  • Liver cleanse supplements, taken orally, are the most popular.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024

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