opium

Example Sentences

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The Los Angeles Times ran a particularly snarky article around the time of the 1943 concert that dismissed the singer as “an opium of emotionalism.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

So, when the anti-opium movement tried to constrain the British Empire from selling opium, the British deflected the blame onto the Chinese demand for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

British subversion and battlefield mastery not only effectively ended China’s opium prohibition, but it facilitated the British acquisition of Hong Kong.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023

They have improved domestic security through crackdowns on armed groups such as the Islamic State, and say they are fighting corruption and opium production.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

He poked fun at those who fled the city, at the power of opium to banish pain, and at the cruelty and indifference of those outside the city.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy