How to Use poisonous in a Sentence

poisonous

adjective

• Chocolate is poisonous to dogs.
• This species of spider is extremely poisonous.
• The pond isn’t poisonous all the time, Mr. McAdams said.
  — Christopher Flavelle Sophie Park, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
• The noise can be poisonous to your morale and your state of mind.
  — Dave Knox, Forbes, 20 June 2022
• The zoo said Cara is not poisonous and didn't pose a threat to the public.
  — NBC News, 8 July 2021
• Are there poisonous plants or venomous snakes in the area?
  — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
• Mushrooms do grow in the wild, many of which may be poisonous.
  — Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• This makes the Funnel Web Spider one of the most poisonous spiders in the world.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
• Turns out the dog ate some poisonous leaves and perished.
  — Abraham Riesman, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2021
• The city was swiftly engulfed by a black cloud of hot poisonous gas.
  — Nathaniel Rich, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
• There are a lot of look-alikes out there, some poisonous or toxic.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2022
• And what former camp kid can’t spout off a rhyme about which snakes are poisonous and which are safe?
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
• Kristin Chenoweth is the irresistible voice of the poisonous frog and stands as one of the film’s best new additions.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Almost anything can be poisonous if it is used in the wrong way, in the wrong amount, or by the wrong person.
  — Emily Paterson, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Mar. 2021
• Even at the start, poisonous elections promised to make 2020 an ordeal.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2020
• The leaves do have a milky sap that can cause a rash in some people if they are exposed to it, but the plants are not poisonous.
  — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
• The state-of-the-art theater, once a source of immense collective pride, is now a poisonous wedge.
  — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
• Raisins are poisonous to dogs and can lead to renal failure.
  — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2020
• The fruits and seeds produced by the female plant are also poisonous.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
• Explain to them that the plant is very invasive and poisonous to some wildlife.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
• The robbers are punished in the eight circle filled with poisonous snakes.
  — David Bressan, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
• For boys who find themselves on teams with such a poisonous culture, sports are not a refuge.
  — Emma Brown, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
• And, just a reminder, these snakes are venomous, not poisonous.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 1 Aug. 2022
• The devices emit carbon monoxide, which is a poisonous gas that can be lethal.
  — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
• The good news is that bedbugs aren’t poisonous, nor are they known to carry diseases.
  — Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2023
• That all of these things looked the same from the outside explained much of how the politics of the county’s schools had grown so poisonous.
  — Charles Homans, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Arizona's diverse wildlife includes some of the most painful and poisonous creatures found in the desert.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
• Red lights are a good way to hint at blood, and bright green can make your fog look radioactive or poisonous.
  — Kiona Smith-Strickland, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2021
• Its most frightening aspect, though, is probably its poisonous bite.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
• This genus is primarily known for its small but brightly colored amphibian species that are highly poisonous, most notably, the bright orange pumpkin toadlets, B. rotenbergae, B. ephippium and B. pitanga (more here).
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024