How to Use toxic in a Sentence
- Tests will be run to determine if the landfill is toxic.
- The fumes from that chemical are highly toxic.
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Its strong scent and toxic berries tend to keep deer away.
—Lauren Smith McDonough, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
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So look for items that are confirmed to be free from lead or toxic plastics and paints.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Nov. 2023
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And the combination of the light and board isn’t toxic, like many other pest killers on the market.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
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Looks like the Chainsmokers and Halsey will have to put their plans to get closer to their toxic ex at a Blink-182 concert on hold for a bit.
—Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
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Miles Robbins, who plays this cuddly toxic clown, does it in high style.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
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There has been a lot of back-and-forth in state government about PFAS in the past year, and how best to handle the toxic chemicals.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
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In this case, the action moves from a movie studio’s toxic workplace to the middle of nowhere in Australia’s Outback.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
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There are warnings about drinking the water, about toxic air.
—Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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There is a toxic caucus in the Congress, and till it is removed there will be no improvement.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024
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Residents have voiced fears that East Palestine will join those places as a toxic town.
—Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
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This toxic metal has been banned from water pipes since 1986, but many homes were built before that.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
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Their cotton is free of toxic chemicals, which keeps both the cotton field soil and the cotton workers safe.
—Seventeen, 6 Apr. 2023
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The lake is covered with toxic algae that feeds off oil pollution.
—Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
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An assortment of toxic chemicals spilled and caught fire after 38 cars piled up off the tracks.
—Josh Funk, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
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For Musk and those who’ve turned the place into a toxic dump of hate-fluencers and bad info, the goal is no longer sharing information.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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In contrast, working for AOC is seen as a cut above the toxic political furnace of Hill life.
—Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
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But those discharges can still disturb nutrient levels in the sea, leading to toxic blooms and dead zones.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Jan. 2024
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Wolfe initially feared the color was a sign of a toxic algal bloom, such as the type that produces red tides, per the publication.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
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The mottled beans that are parboiled and salted, the toxic pokeweed cooked into tasty greens, the dumplings wrapped in hickory leaves and tied with stalks of rush — these, like the milkies, are meant to be shared.
—Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
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There's now another kind of water hazard to be on the lookout for – toxic algae.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 18 July 2023
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These toxic substances are linked to severe health problems.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
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By doing this, the law begins to help address one of the biggest dangers kids face online: toxic content.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
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The chemical is toxic and is thought to cause cancer when ingested.
—Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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However, both its leaves and fruit are toxic, so decorate with care.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 12 July 2023
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But Rutherford, a recipient of some of these threats, placed the blame for the toxic pressure campaign squarely on the Ohio lawmaker.
—Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
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Some social media users are drawing attention to the fact that lead—a toxic metal—is found in Stanley cups.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
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Watermelon seeds contain trace amounts of cyanide which is toxic to cats.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
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Should a furry friend come into contact with a toxic plant, act quickly to ensure your pet survives.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
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Store toxics in away or below food and food contact surfaces.
—Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 28 June 2017
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Their relationship has been fraught and low-key toxic from the beginning, but it's taken time and distance to see that clearly.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020
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Any of those responses could render an mRNA drug toxic at doses still too low to treat disease.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2017
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Joseph has previously tested its drinking water for 2,4-D, the less toxic of the two chemicals.
—Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 13 June 2019
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In the past, the organization has said coffee has health benefits and that the lawsuit made a mockery of the state law intended to protect people from toxics.
—Washington Post, 17 June 2018
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But winning a reprieve from the state's toxics disclosure requirement isn't easy.
—Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 25 Oct. 2017
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A Christian politician is not one who builds power by fueling toxic, fear-inflating rhetoric.
—Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, 19 May 2017
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Same with non-toxic, because the terms don't have concrete, universal definitions.
—Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2020
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Adding certain types of biomass to the soil and covering it in plastic can kill the spores, as the material decomposes and releases gas toxic to bacteria and fungi.
—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 17 July 2019
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Carey said even a single $1,500 fine for not filing an annual vacant building notice can turn a viable investment toxic.
—Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2017
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The June failure to meet emission standards limiting air toxics represents a new challenge for Colstrip owners.
—Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
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From his initial charm to his subsequent gaslighting, Parker's behavior is textbook toxic.
—Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
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Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
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State toxics regulators then changed course, making that information public on the department's website last month.
—Ben Poston, latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2018
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The Kennecott Minerals Company cleaned up toxics and donated the subsurface.
—Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2018
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Grassroots mobilizations and other forms of pressure helped nudge America’s political leadership to halt pipelines and craft new policies on climate change, fracking, and toxics.
—Christopher Sellers, Vox, 6 July 2018
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Morello-French stressed air regulators aren’t routinely monitoring industrial areas for toxics such as hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6.
—Rachel Uranga, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2017
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Store toxics in away or below food and food contact surfaces.
—Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 28 June 2017
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Their relationship has been fraught and low-key toxic from the beginning, but it's taken time and distance to see that clearly.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020
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Any of those responses could render an mRNA drug toxic at doses still too low to treat disease.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2017
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Joseph has previously tested its drinking water for 2,4-D, the less toxic of the two chemicals.
—Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 13 June 2019
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In the past, the organization has said coffee has health benefits and that the lawsuit made a mockery of the state law intended to protect people from toxics.
—Washington Post, 17 June 2018
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But winning a reprieve from the state's toxics disclosure requirement isn't easy.
—Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 25 Oct. 2017
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A Christian politician is not one who builds power by fueling toxic, fear-inflating rhetoric.
—Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, 19 May 2017
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Same with non-toxic, because the terms don't have concrete, universal definitions.
—Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2020
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Adding certain types of biomass to the soil and covering it in plastic can kill the spores, as the material decomposes and releases gas toxic to bacteria and fungi.
—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 17 July 2019
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Carey said even a single $1,500 fine for not filing an annual vacant building notice can turn a viable investment toxic.
—Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2017
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The June failure to meet emission standards limiting air toxics represents a new challenge for Colstrip owners.
—Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
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From his initial charm to his subsequent gaslighting, Parker's behavior is textbook toxic.
—Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
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Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
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