poisoned

Example Sentences

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Leo condemned "a deadly mix of obscure interests and indifference toward the common good, which has poisoned the natural and social environment".

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

One female staff member taking part in the legal action, who did not wish to be named, told the BBC she and her colleagues had been "poisoned".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

To end the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the regime’s first supreme leader, made the difficult call to end the fighting, a decision he likened to drinking from a poisoned chalice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Efforts to control them typically rely on poisoned bait, but these strategies often fall short.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Sharp, full of the poisoned admiration they felt for him.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie