poisonous

Example Sentences

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Perhaps, but it also gave an immediacy bordering on desperation to a story of teenage identity, poisonous social media and murder.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As a child she doesn't know. She thinks that it's natural fog. But the truth is a poisonous mist."

From BBC

Now in its third season, Nate's "Ted Lasso" storyline brilliantly encompasses reasons to both celebrate him and wish for his demise — with the poisonous side of social media being one of the reasons.

From Salon

After all, never, not even in the Cold War era, has their relationship been quite so poisonous, only increasing the risk of both misperception and overreaction born of worst-case thinking.

From Salon

Law enforcement officials have said the powder was not poisonous.

From Salon