How to Use cyanide in a Sentence

cyanide

noun
  • The seeds contain trace amounts of cyanide, which can be poisonous to dogs.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The health care killers used insulin, heart drugs or poisons such as cyanide.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Cooking the fruit with the pits (seeds) in will rid it of the toxic cyanide.
    — Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • The company does not plan to use cyanide to extract the gold.
    — Alex Demarban, Alaska Dispatch News, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Astronomers have also spotted traces of cyanide in the comet's wake.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Cherries contain cyanide in their pits, stems and leaves, which is toxic to dogs.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Buried in a pot plant his wife had thrown out was a plastic bag containing traces of cyanide.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Tests were conducted on the medicine, and it was revealed that cyanide was present in the pills.
    — Hunter Patterson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Some of the cyanide also sprayed Canyon’s face, damaging his eyes.
    — Ted Williams, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
  • Some fruit pits and seeds, like those in apples and pears, contain traces of cyanide, which is harmful to birds.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
  • No one was ever charged in the deaths of seven people who took the over-the-counter painkillers laced with cyanide.
    — Mark Pratt, Fortune, 11 July 2023
  • If Tom Cruise isn't your cup of cyanide, there are other movies to see this weekend.
    — Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The compounds in the leaves release cyanide when eaten, so keep the plant away from small children or pets.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
  • What's two inches long, has dozens of yellow legs, and oozes a cyanide toxin that smells like cherries?
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 May 2021
  • Back then, an 8-year-old died after eating Pixy Stix laced with cyanide.
    — German Lopez, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Yes cyanide, the poison that can kill a person in minutes if taken in high-enough doses.
    — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Mining machinery on site will crush millions of tons of ore, then use cyanide to extract the gold.
    — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • It’s widely used to treat cases of poisoning, whether from cyanide or a drug overdose.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Poachers in Zimbabwe have used cyanide to kill dozens of elephants for their ivory tusks.
    — Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Raw, unripe flaxseeds may contain small amounts of cyanide compounds that may be harmful in high doses.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
  • One weekend, while George was away, Nora swallowed cyanide and died.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Giant pandas absorbed more than 65 percent of the cyanide present in the shoots.
    — Angela Chen, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Unfortunately, the leaves, fruit and plant are all poisonous from cyanide in them.
    — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Peaches are safe when the pit, which contains cyanide and is unsafe for dogs, and the outer skin is removed.
    — Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
  • The seeds in apples contain cyanide, which is toxic, and the core can act as a choking hazard for dogs of all size.
    — Jackie Frere, Woman's Day, 2 Apr. 2019
  • But experts noted that a massive dose of cyanide will kill in from 1 to 15 minutes.
    — Jack Houston and Jean Latz Griffin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • An eight-year-old boy died in 1984 after eating candy that had been laced with cyanide.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The comet's green glow is due to cyanide and carbon molecules becoming ionized by the warmth of the sun.
    — Temi Adebowale, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Kakehi had obtained the cyanide from her job at the printing factory, the ruling said.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The only instance was in 1974 when a man put cyanide in his own son's candy, but not a stranger.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022

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