harmful

Example Sentences

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These underground structures can naturally shield astronauts from harmful radiation and frequent meteorite impacts.

From Science Daily

"We cannot predict how harmful these shifts may be for the Tibetan cause."

From Barron's

He later tried to back-pedal, claiming he was misquoted, but the country's human rights body found his comments "hurtful and harmful".

From BBC

By modifying only the parts of the statin molecule responsible for these harmful interactions, researchers may be able to keep the cholesterol-lowering benefits while reducing the risk of muscle damage.

From Science Daily

Chief executive Frank Young says parents are caught between handing a device to their child which they know is likely to be harmful, or excluding them from their peers.

From BBC