baneful

Example Sentences

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And in his farewell address, President Washington warned that “history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.”

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2019

Like Monroe, he wanted to rise above factions, and rejoiced upon taking office that “the baneful weed of party strife was uprooted,” but he found that his refusal to play favorites left him friendless.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

In his Farewell Address in 1796, George Washington warned the people against what he called “the baneful effects of the spirit of party.”

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

He set out to shame that baneful narrative.

From Washington Post

“I believe,” concluded Scott, “if Congress should at any time be of the opinion that a state of slavery was a quality inadmissible in America, they would not be barred...of prohibiting this baneful quality.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis