Toxic

//ˈtɑk.sɪk//

"Toxic" in a Sentence (18 examples)

You shouldn't sleep with a coal stove on because it releases a very toxic gas called carbon monoxide. Sleeping with a coal stove running may result in death.

Lobster tomalley can be toxic and it's best not to eat it.

The material is not toxic in itself.

Toxic gas is being vented into the bunkers.

This plant is toxic to cats.

Toxic fumes of bromine can damage one's lungs.

Daffodils contain a toxic alkaloid that may even be lethal when ingested in high quantities.

Of course chlorine can be very toxic.

A sewage treatment plant discharged toxic chemicals into the town's water supply.

Chocolate is toxic to many animals.

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Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.

If some types of electronic waste aren’t incinerated at a high enough temperature, dioxins, which can cause cancer and developmental problems, infiltrate the food supply. Without proper safeguarding, toxic heavy metals seep into the soil and groundwater.

The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.

a toxic environment that promoted bullying

It is not good to be around toxic people.

Though Twitter is still overrun with toxic anger and fear-based nonsense (now more than ever), it is also, in one crucial way, beginning to play an important role in our response to the pandemic.

A veteran UN diplomat, Kaag, 62, said the environment for politicians in the Netherlands had become “toxic” as she and colleagues faced a continual barrage of “hate, intimidation and threats” and often needed tight police security.

“I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics … put down the knives, be kind to one another … I never wanted to cause any harm,” [Marjorie Taylor] Greene said.

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