How to Use lead poisoning in a Sentence

lead poisoning

noun
  • What are the symptoms of lead poisoning?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • What are the symptoms of lead poisoning?
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • But the source of the lead poisoning was more difficult to trace.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2021
  • If kids with lead poisoning don't get tested, though, they won't be referred for help.
    — Brie Zeltner, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
  • What are the lead poisoning symptoms in bald eagles?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The bill is just one of many that aim to address lead poisoning and protect our children.
    — Peter F. Neronha, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
  • Water lines made of lead are a major cause of lead poisoning in cities around the country.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There is some evidence that lead poisoning rates may have risen slightly last year.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Aside from cleanup, the settlement can be used to help children with lead poisoning.
    — Washington Post, 17 July 2019
  • That’s why so many kids in Flint probably have lead poisoning but don’t know it.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2018
  • But, for the wild birds, lead poisoning from bullet fragments remains a top threat.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The best way to keep a child safe from lead poisoning is to prevent them from being exposed in the first place.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Going back decades, Glenville has had some of the highest rates of lead poisoning in the city.
    — Rachel Dissell, cleveland.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • The wildlife center said tests confirmed the eagle had lead poisoning.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The objects caused lead poisoning.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
  • That lock was linked to lead poisoning, which can now no longer be attributed to Beethoven's health demise.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • He was also called out to aid a bald eagle that someone thought was hit by a car, but turned out to have lead poisoning.
    — New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • Hot water can concentrate the lead which is a risk factor for lead poisoning.
    — Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
  • Even adults who interact with the stackable toy in this recall can risk lead poisoning.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Although paint is the most common cause of childhood lead poisoning, lead pipes also pose a threat.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Children ages six years old or younger are the most susceptible to lead poisoning.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The current crisis, however, is the first time lead poisoning in kids has been linked to the city’s schools.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Afghanistan has had one of the highest rates of lead poisoning worldwide, and cookware seems to have been the culprit.
    — Sofie Buckminster, semafor.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • To be clear, lead poisoning still exists in the United States.
    — Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The new paper doesn’t solve the mystery of whether lead poisoning played a role in Rome’s downfall.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The effects of lead poisoning can be deadly for birds and even slow the rate of population growth.
    — Stephen Goin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • She was tapped in 2019 to lead the city’s effort to curb childhood lead poisoning.
    — Charlotte Alter, Time, 27 May 2021
  • Some have even argued that lead poisoning played a role in the downfall of the Roman empire.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The analysis updates a report from last year, when the same team said Beethoven did not have lead poisoning.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 6 May 2024
  • The event, where attendees can learn about resources to help prevent lead poisoning in their homes, is free and open to the public.
    — Jordyn Grzelewski, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2019

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