toxic

Example Sentences

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French lawmakers on Tuesday recognised the state's partial responsibility in allowing a toxic pesticide to be used in the French West Indies despite health warnings, inflicting long-term harm on the islands and their people.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The “zoo,” in which otherworldly lifeforms such as socket-seeking eye midges and toxic gas ticks are kept, is a smaller version of Prodigy’s containment lab on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

But this race is going to be the sort of toxic mud match in which the candidate who is most unfairly attacked will also likely lose.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

It also helps prevent proteins from folding incorrectly and sticking together in toxic aggregates.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

I think for a moment what I do know of herbicides, ranging from less toxic solutions like vinegar, salt, and dish soap to something like Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera