How to Use dioxin in a Sentence

dioxin

noun
  • The poison in his body was a dioxin found only in Russian labs.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The dioxin the Americans used in the war was — and still is — a weapon of genocide.
    — Nick Hilden, Washington Post, 18 June 2023
  • The burning of vinyl chloride can release dioxins into the air.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The dioxin and the fuel have been linked to myeloid malignancies.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Mercury and dioxin seeped into the aquifer, tainting produce and sheep herds, a source of prized cheese.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Trucks rolling in and out of the nearly 6-acre parcel also tracked dioxin through the neighborhood.
    — NBC News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • This found that most of the dioxin in the environment had long since dissipated.
    — George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
  • For instance, super-white paper can contain trace amounts of highly toxic dioxins.
    — Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024
  • These substances include dioxins, a type of pollutant known to build up over time in animals and humans.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Which suggested to our scientists that there was not a further risk of dioxin exposure.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The contamination was caused by dioxin released by Dow decades ago.
    — The Associated Press, The Seattle Times, 2 June 2017
  • McBride said people near the huge plume of smoke were also likely inhaling dioxins coming from the fire.
    — Anna Phillips, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Some of these include cement, asbestos, lead, glass fibers, dioxins and other chemicals.
    — NBC News, 29 June 2019
  • But Tingen said this is false, as research has shown tampons contain safe and nondetectable amounts of dioxins.
    — Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Her father had diabetes, which may have been triggered by dioxin, a chemical that attacks the pancreas.
    — Kathleen Flynn, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Further spooking residents are reports that the tear gas could emit dioxin, a cancer-causing substance.
    — Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Hatfield joined up the dots, showing how the two were connected and how dioxin could be transmitted from one generation to the next.
    — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Many residents believe that this means there is higher likelihood of dioxins being released when the tear gas is discharged.
    — Hillary Leung / Hong Kong, Time, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Pruitt announced that dioxin in the pits, which had supposedly been secured by a concrete cap, would finally be removed.
    — NBC News, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The contamination was caused by the chemical dioxin released by Dow decades ago.
    — Fatima Hussein, Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Scientists have found high levels of dioxin in fish raised in ponds formed in old bomb craters like this one in the A Luoi Valley.
    — George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The dioxin levels in the East Palestine samples do not appear to be higher than those of the comparison group.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Research shows that dioxins activate Treg cells through a sensor known as the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
    — Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Pentachlorophenol contains dioxins, which are used in making chemical weapons, like Agent Orange, and can peel away human skin and cause leukemia.
    — Justin Nobel, Longreads, 13 July 2017
  • Using non-chlorine bleaching methods can reduce dioxin formation.
    — Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Finally, waste-to-energy plants have the potential to emit low levels of toxic pollutants such as dioxins, acid gases, and heavy metals.
    — Elizabeth Royte, National Geographic, 12 Mar. 2019
  • However, experts affirm that PET does not contain or produce dioxins.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Verona is also the site of an old toxic waste site that contains dioxin, a contaminant that’s linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The recent sampling also picked up a dioxin called OCDD, or octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
  • This includes dioxins, a family of pollutants that can build up over time in plants and animals and can cause cancer, according to the EPA.
    — Andrea Salcedo, Scott Dance and Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023

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