secondhand smoke
Example Sentences
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Breathing in secondhand smoke in prison is “inhuman and degrading treatment” if the judges say so, while not being allowed to produce secondhand smoke is a violation of the “right to private life.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Meanwhile Australia’s bans in areas like beaches and parks aren't necessarily about secondhand smoke "because there’s plenty of fresh air around".
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
It's long been established that secondhand smoke is a detriment to health and linked to cancer.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024
The American Cancer Society said that nonsmokers can develop lung cancer from “exposure to radon, secondhand smoke, air pollution, or other factors.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023
Research on the effects of secondhand smoke was relatively new.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
