How to Use milligram in a Sentence

milligram

noun
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  • This will give you the price per milligram of your Delta 8 THC.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2022
  • An ounce of espresso can have up to 64 milligrams of the stuff.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Mar. 2019
  • Half were given a low dose of 450 milligrams twice a day.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Just two milligrams of fentanyl, about the size of a pencil tip, can kill.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Each 1-ounce bottle of the syrup contains 10 milligrams of THC.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • That's 400 milligrams of caffeine a day, which translates to four to five cups of coffee, per the FDA.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 2 May 2023
  • There are 1 million nanograms (ng) in one milligram (mg).
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The important number there is 340 milligrams — about a third of a gram.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 24 June 2019
  • Two milligrams, the equivalent of 10 grains of salt, are enough to kill an adult who ingests that amount.
    — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The pills could be had for next to nothing through Medicaid and then resold on the black market for $1 a milligram.
    — Beth MacY, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Around 42% of pills tested for fentanyl contained at least two milligrams of the drug.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In some cases, as little as 0.3 to 0.5 milligrams is enough.
    — Emily Sohn, Washington Post, 7 July 2018
  • Dosage When taken for enlarged prostate, the standard dose of Proscar is 5 milligrams (mg) once a day.
    — Matthew Schmitz, Verywell Health, 11 May 2023
  • One eight-ounce cup of green tea contains 30–50 milligrams of caffeine.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Each serving has 15 milligrams of iron, which is above the RDA of 10 milligrams per day for children four to eight years old.
    — Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 1 May 2024
  • Each bottle of the 30 bottles in a box contains 25 milligrams of CBD that is active.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • Hayes found that four-foot snakes injected close to 100 milligrams into the mice.
    — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • Many of the energy drinks on the market today have over 200 milligrams of caffeine, which equates to about a six-pack of Coke.
    — Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • It’s supposed to stay under 130 milligrams per deciliter—the lower the better.
    — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2023
  • For a healthy adult, up to 400 milligrams of caffeine a day is considered a safe amount, according to the FDA.
    — Jenna Wirth, Health.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • For women who are lactating, the RDA is 9 milligrams per day.
    — Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The restaurant lists a large Charged Lemonade as having 237 milligrams of caffeine with ice.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • Half of them took 100 milligrams (mg) of low-dose aspirin daily for more than four years while the other group took a placebo.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 29 June 2023
  • The Food and Drug Administration says that up to 400 milligrams a day—about four to five cups of coffee—is safe for healthy adults.
    — Alyssa Hui, Health, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The research was dangerous: Contact with just a few milligrams — the weight of a snowflake — were enough to kill within minutes.
    — Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Two milligrams of fentanyl — think 10 grains of salt — would asphyxiate a teen in his bed.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 25 June 2024
  • Everything has to be precise: the timing, the milligram of sugar.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Bonus points are awarded to the calcium (21 milligrams per cup), which can help bolster weak bones.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2023
  • This probably averages around 350 milligrams of caffeine per day (maybe even a little more).
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
  • But one formula kept coming up in my research: two milligrams per square centimeter.
    — Sarah Rose Yalowitz, SELF, 19 July 2024

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