poison gas

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Another unfounded allegation, that Thailand had dropped poison gas, was accompanied by an image of a water bomber dropping pink fire retardant.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Before we walk into a room, we like to be fairly certain of what we’ll find — walls, floor, furniture, not hot coals or clouds of poison gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

It concludes with a stanza describing the death of a fellow soldier following a poison gas attack:

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023

A few paragraphs later, though, he concedes that “some are noxious,” listing slavery and poison gas as examples.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

Germany was seen as a militaristic threat because of its admittedly brutal actions in Belgium, its introduction of poison gas, and its use of unrestricted U-boat warfare—all magnified by Allied propaganda.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman