How to Use toxic in a Sentence

toxic

1 of 2 adjective

• Tests will be run to determine if the landfill is toxic.
• The fumes from that chemical are highly toxic.
• Its strong scent and toxic berries tend to keep deer away.
  — Lauren Smith McDonough, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
• So look for items that are confirmed to be free from lead or toxic plastics and paints.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Nov. 2023
• And the combination of the light and board isn’t toxic, like many other pest killers on the market.
  — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
• Looks like the Chainsmokers and Halsey will have to put their plans to get closer to their toxic ex at a Blink-182 concert on hold for a bit.
  — Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
• Miles Robbins, who plays this cuddly toxic clown, does it in high style.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
• There has been a lot of back-and-forth in state government about PFAS in the past year, and how best to handle the toxic chemicals.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
• In this case, the action moves from a movie studio’s toxic workplace to the middle of nowhere in Australia’s Outback.
  — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
• There are warnings about drinking the water, about toxic air.
  — Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• There is a toxic caucus in the Congress, and till it is removed there will be no improvement.
  — Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024
• Residents have voiced fears that East Palestine will join those places as a toxic town.
  — Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
• This toxic metal has been banned from water pipes since 1986, but many homes were built before that.
  — Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
• Their cotton is free of toxic chemicals, which keeps both the cotton field soil and the cotton workers safe.
  — Seventeen, 6 Apr. 2023
• The lake is covered with toxic algae that feeds off oil pollution.
  — Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
• An assortment of toxic chemicals spilled and caught fire after 38 cars piled up off the tracks.
  — Josh Funk, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
• For Musk and those who’ve turned the place into a toxic dump of hate-fluencers and bad info, the goal is no longer sharing information.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• In contrast, working for AOC is seen as a cut above the toxic political furnace of Hill life.
  — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
• But those discharges can still disturb nutrient levels in the sea, leading to toxic blooms and dead zones.
  — The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Jan. 2024
• Wolfe initially feared the color was a sign of a toxic algal bloom, such as the type that produces red tides, per the publication.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
• The mottled beans that are parboiled and salted, the toxic pokeweed cooked into tasty greens, the dumplings wrapped in hickory leaves and tied with stalks of rush — these, like the milkies, are meant to be shared.
  — Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• There's now another kind of water hazard to be on the lookout for – toxic algae.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 18 July 2023
• These toxic substances are linked to severe health problems.
  — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
• By doing this, the law begins to help address one of the biggest dangers kids face online: toxic content.
  — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
• The chemical is toxic and is thought to cause cancer when ingested.
  — Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
• However, both its leaves and fruit are toxic, so decorate with care.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 12 July 2023
• But Rutherford, a recipient of some of these threats, placed the blame for the toxic pressure campaign squarely on the Ohio lawmaker.
  — Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
• Some social media users are drawing attention to the fact that lead—a toxic metal—is found in Stanley cups.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
• Watermelon seeds contain trace amounts of cyanide which is toxic to cats.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• Should a furry friend come into contact with a toxic plant, act quickly to ensure your pet survives.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023

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toxic

2 of 2 noun

• Store toxics in away or below food and food contact surfaces.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 28 June 2017
• Their relationship has been fraught and low-key toxic from the beginning, but it's taken time and distance to see that clearly.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020
• Any of those responses could render an mRNA drug toxic at doses still too low to treat disease.
  — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2017
• Joseph has previously tested its drinking water for 2,4-D, the less toxic of the two chemicals.
  — Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 13 June 2019
• In the past, the organization has said coffee has health benefits and that the lawsuit made a mockery of the state law intended to protect people from toxics.
  — Washington Post, 17 June 2018
• But winning a reprieve from the state's toxics disclosure requirement isn't easy.
  — Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• A Christian politician is not one who builds power by fueling toxic, fear-inflating rhetoric.
  — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, 19 May 2017
• Same with non-toxic, because the terms don't have concrete, universal definitions.
  — Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2020
• Adding certain types of biomass to the soil and covering it in plastic can kill the spores, as the material decomposes and releases gas toxic to bacteria and fungi.
  — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 17 July 2019
• Carey said even a single $1,500 fine for not filing an annual vacant building notice can turn a viable investment toxic.
  — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2017
• The June failure to meet emission standards limiting air toxics represents a new challenge for Colstrip owners.
  — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
• From his initial charm to his subsequent gaslighting, Parker's behavior is textbook toxic.
  — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
• Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters.
  — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
• State toxics regulators then changed course, making that information public on the department's website last month.
  — Ben Poston, latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• The Kennecott Minerals Company cleaned up toxics and donated the subsurface.
  — Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2018
• Grassroots mobilizations and other forms of pressure helped nudge America’s political leadership to halt pipelines and craft new policies on climate change, fracking, and toxics.
  — Christopher Sellers, Vox, 6 July 2018
• Morello-French stressed air regulators aren’t routinely monitoring industrial areas for toxics such as hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6.
  — Rachel Uranga, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2017
• Store toxics in away or below food and food contact surfaces.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 28 June 2017
• Their relationship has been fraught and low-key toxic from the beginning, but it's taken time and distance to see that clearly.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020
• Any of those responses could render an mRNA drug toxic at doses still too low to treat disease.
  — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2017
• Joseph has previously tested its drinking water for 2,4-D, the less toxic of the two chemicals.
  — Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 13 June 2019
• In the past, the organization has said coffee has health benefits and that the lawsuit made a mockery of the state law intended to protect people from toxics.
  — Washington Post, 17 June 2018
• But winning a reprieve from the state's toxics disclosure requirement isn't easy.
  — Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• A Christian politician is not one who builds power by fueling toxic, fear-inflating rhetoric.
  — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, 19 May 2017
• Same with non-toxic, because the terms don't have concrete, universal definitions.
  — Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2020
• Adding certain types of biomass to the soil and covering it in plastic can kill the spores, as the material decomposes and releases gas toxic to bacteria and fungi.
  — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 17 July 2019
• Carey said even a single $1,500 fine for not filing an annual vacant building notice can turn a viable investment toxic.
  — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2017
• The June failure to meet emission standards limiting air toxics represents a new challenge for Colstrip owners.
  — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
• From his initial charm to his subsequent gaslighting, Parker's behavior is textbook toxic.
  — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
• Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters.
  — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 3 May 2024