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

In a heart already alienated from the established authorities, this could only envenom a bitter spirit.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

To avoid the breach being healed by an apology, many of the crofters sought to envenom the quarrel by refusing to believe that the elder was altogether right.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner

At his back swung the brass quiver filled with poisoned arrows, containing the germs of all diseases—those of private life as well as those which envenom the wounded soldier on the battlefield.

From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster