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.
  • Are tulips toxic to cats and dogs?
    — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Any part of the plant can be toxic to cats.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • These plants could be toxic for cats.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • All parts of the plant are toxic if eaten.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • But that’s just the tip of the toxic iceberg.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Many among the injured were hurt by toxic gas.
    — ABC News, 23 May 2026
  • Without rate cuts, this group of stocks is toxic.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Even the dye that gives the mat its color is non-toxic.
    — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Some desert plants have lookalikes or toxic parts.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Greenland shark meat is toxic when fresh.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • So, anything toxic in there should have been cleaned up a while ago.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • E-waste is toxic and not biodegradable.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • What is this toxic dating trend?
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • What is this toxic dating trend?
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Get out of toxic workplaces, right?
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But a toxic stand off between club and player took its toll.
    — Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also been quite a bit of toxic debate around the show.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Never place toxic baits on the surface of the ground.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Bleach mixed with anything but water can cause toxic fumes.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Skulls, aliens and toxic sludge are often featured on the show.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Many among the injured were hurt by toxic gas, the reports said.
    — ABC News, 23 May 2026
  • What dose is optimal, and what dose is toxic?
    — Elise Felicione, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
  • When people feel afraid to speak up because they may be blamed, that is toxic.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Not all toxic recipes were identical, to be sure.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Some plants, such as lilies and poinsettias, can be toxic to dogs and cats.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Most haven’t been tested for safety, but many are known to be toxic.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • So look for items that are confirmed to be free from lead or toxic plastics and paints.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Cherries contain cyanide in their pits, stems and leaves, which is toxic to dogs.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 26 June 2026

toxic

2 of 2 noun
  • Is there any hope of finding a way to take the toxic and turn it into a net positive?
    — ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Store toxics in away or below food and food contact surfaces.
    — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity.com, 28 June 2017
  • The mold industry ignores all this and continues to call mold toxic.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Fipronil is also high toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters.
    — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
  • But winning a reprieve from the state's toxics disclosure requirement isn't easy.
    — Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Same with non-toxic, because the terms don't have concrete, universal definitions.
    — Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2020
  • Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Ultimately, a right-to-know law like Prop 65 can only go so far in addressing toxics in products.
    — Robin Dodson, Fortune Well, 2 May 2023
  • From his initial charm to his subsequent gaslighting, Parker's behavior is textbook toxic.
    — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
  • 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
  • According to Apolo, theobromine, an alkaloid in the cacao beans used to make chocolate, makes chocolate toxic to canines.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Air toxics and health The five air toxics that Colorado selected all have negative impacts on health.
    — Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • The politics at Oakland Unified have moved from contentious to outright toxic in the past two years, with the board split on key votes around financial decisions.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
  • 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
  • While the researchers behind this breakthrough may consider their product non toxic, its worth noting that the people who discovered the forever chemicals thought the same thing.
    — Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • 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 June failure to meet emission standards limiting air toxics represents a new challenge for Colstrip owners.
    — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
  • Because the whales feed near shore from the base of the food chain, even sucking up sediments and mud, their scat also could provide information about toxics in the environment, Giles said.
    — Lynda Mapes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The Calvert City facilities have been repeatedly fined for leaking air toxics since at least 2010.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The more stringent standards effectively limit emissions of other toxics, including benzene, lead and arsenic.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • Israeli policy has made the very subject toxic, turning normalization into a domestic and strategic risk for Arab leaders and their governments.
    — Galip Dalay, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In Colorado, the process to choose the five priority air toxics included consulting with multiple stakeholders.
    — Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The Michigan Legislature passed a law in 2008 meant to protect the public from harmful electronic waste toxics.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Dec. 2025
  • But scientists and environmentalists note forever chemicals and other toxics can persist in the fluid.
    — Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • Humans are filling the world's atmosphere with greenhouse gases, tainting its aquifer and surface water with deadly pollutants, eroding its soils, and allowing damaging toxics to build up in human bodies.
    — Frances Beinecke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012

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