noxious

Example Sentences

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"So, they can cope with higher levels of noxious irritants produced by cold exposure."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Both male and female therapists stress the importance of providing positive, pro-social and professional alternatives to the often noxious influence of the manosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The Black Summer bushfires raged across Australia's eastern seaboard from late 2019 to early 2020, razing millions of hectares, destroying thousands of homes and blanketing cities in noxious smoke.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

Sereen Banna said the partners of Downtown LA Law Group called her “Erin Brockovich” for her work helping hundreds sue over noxious fumes spewing out of a landfill in northern Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

These covered an area of 200,000 square miles and probably contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs–they certainly didn’t help–with their noxious outgassings.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson