poisonous
Example Sentences
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Poisonous mushrooms can be found anywhere, the release noted.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
She made her mark as a writer of children's literature, with her other works including Harry the Poisonous Centipede and I, Houdini.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
Q. Re: Poisonous secret: I think the letter writer should consider a small claims suit.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2020
Poisonous black smoke pouring in from Jersey marshes.
From New York Times • May 21, 2016
Poisonous venom from the bite of an asp was already coursing through the queen’s veins when Octavian received the letter.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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