How to Use toxicity in a Sentence

toxicity

noun
  • The toxicity is off the charts right now.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For the most part, the tales of toxicity in fashion aren’t new.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 7 July 2020
  • Some tea add-ins can make the tea less healthy and, in some cases, even cause toxicity.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Pliny said ravens eat chameleons, but then ingest bay leaves to counter the lizards’ toxicity.
    — Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
  • The cause of death was found to be acute methamphetamine toxicity.
    — Abby Goodnough, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Its lack of toxicity stems partly from its unique action in the body.
    — Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Does the amount of the poison matter in terms of its toxicity?
    — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
  • My entire apartment needs to be cleaned to get the toxicity out.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Too many studies to publish here abut the toxicity of much of our modern tech.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Loé points out that this is linked to the fact that all of these products are known to present a risk of acute or chronic toxicity.
    — Julien Chongwang, Quartz Africa, 7 July 2020
  • That group of friends is just breeding toxicity with each other.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Far too many games have ended in toxicity.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • Um, there was a toxicity there.
    — Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Very high or long-term use can lead to magnesium toxicity.
    — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • And there was a toxicity of some type of whatever.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • But some are more lax than others, and a few even encourage the toxicity.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Because even though the platform is a cesspool of toxicity, there are reasons to stay.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Still, for many young people, the dating pool seems to have reached new levels of toxicity.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • Rivera and Smith have infused a franchise known for toxicity with talk of strength and love.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The toxicity of Lysol is part of the dark history of medicine.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2020
  • The toxicity can be lethal to both the animals and the humans.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Our voice and our vote are the most effective tools to end this toxicity in our politics.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And, for your own sake, continue to avoid your sister and her toxicity.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
  • The toxicity in the house this season was worse than ever before.
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Manuel said doing that was a lot better than working with the leaves raw and getting burned by all the toxicity in them.
    — AZCentral.com, 2 July 2021
  • Her job is to teach her daughter how to not put up with toxicity, gaslighting and this type of nonsense from anyone.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • Now, toxicity has become the ticket to get in.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Feeding deer in the winter can cause corn toxicity, which is fatal to deer within hours.
    — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
  • West explained that toxicity can go two ways on social media.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The one thing that didn’t fit was the rapid progression and severity of her toxicity.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

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