noxious

Example Sentences

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"So, they can cope with higher levels of noxious irritants produced by cold exposure."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Both male and female therapists stress the importance of providing positive, pro-social and professional alternatives to the often noxious influence of the manosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The "Black Summer" bushfires raged across Australia's eastern seaboard from late 2019 to early 2020, razing swathes of forest, destroying thousands of homes and blanketing cities in noxious smoke.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Toilets crawling with rats, maggots and flies became so noxious that neighbors began defecating on the surrounding dirt roads.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

By various recondite processes, he converted the urine first into a noxious paste and then into a translucent warty substance.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson