poisoned
Example Sentences
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Today it is a symbol of a people who still seem poisoned and embittered by an attack that happened a quarter of a century ago.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Until that's done there's a risk that future generations will be poisoned by this without ever knowing and I'm not willing to accept that," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Art made to get a result is drawing water from a poisoned well.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Notably, neither scavengers nor flies that fed on the supposedly poisoned carcasses have perished -- creatures that typically succumb after consuming poisoned animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Temperance lived with his second family in the Meadowlands, and we visited them sparingly because my mom was always afraid of being poisoned.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
