envenom

Example Sentences

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Still, an ascent by Ben-Gvir, a West Bank settler, to a ministerial role would further envenom Israel's standoff with the Palestinians and strain its internal Jewish-Arab ties.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022

Ahead as well lay the uncertain prospect of American casualties -- losses that could further envenom what was already a passionate post-cold war debate.

From Time Magazine Archive

I feel moved to say bitter things—to shoot darts in defiance at every glance—to envenom every sentence which I speak.

From Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story by Simms, William Gilmore

The crises of 1912 moreover were not so acute as bitterly to envenom the struggle in the way that happened during the two following years.

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir

Not merely did they do nothing to lessen the mutual lack of understanding, to limit the spread of hatred; with rare exceptions, they did everything in their power to disseminate hatred and to envenom it.

From The Forerunners by Rolland, Romain