baneful

Example Sentences

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The baneful influence of the Internet on democracy, in other words, is making it harder for democracy to tackle the Internet’s baneful effects.

From Washington Post

“The jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government,” he said.

From Washington Post

But Bogle continued to maintain that many funds were overcharging investors, and once called the industry “the poster-boy for one of the most baneful chapters in the modern history of capitalism.”

From Seattle Times

One unwelcome consequence of the mess is that the baneful presence of the Liaison Office is even more likely to grow.

From Economist

George Washington devoted much of his farewell address, in 1796, to warning about the “baneful effects of the spirit of party.”

From The New Yorker