How to Use toxin in a Sentence

toxin

noun
  • The test measures the wastes and toxins in your blood.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Algal toxins can kill fish and dogs.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • Siegfried makes a tea that absorbs toxins.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • No one knows for sure how the toxin ended up in sun care products.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 17 July 2021
  • Just take a seat on the patio and start shedding those toxins.
    — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 14 July 2018
  • Years with less ice saw an increase in toxins in the bowhead whales.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
  • At high levels, the toxin can cause illness and death in pets.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The frogs have evolved to be resistant to the toxins.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Their eggs carry a toxin, too, which can cause skin and eye rashes.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • That smoke can also include toxins, such as lead when cars and homes burn.
    — ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
  • The fire spewed for hours, sending toxins and smoke into the air.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Often it gets chalked up to toxins, diet, stress—take your pick.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Cuban tree frogs release a toxin from the skin, so don't ever touch them with your bare hands.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • Be sure to rinse the towel between wipes to remove the toxins.
    — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 6 June 2018
  • Richardson pleads guilty to possession of a toxin for use as a weapon.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 27 May 2021
  • Sleep rids the brain of toxins and affects the lungs and energy.
    — Helen Dennis, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • As for claims that dry brushing can treat cellulite or remove toxins from the body?
    — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2019
  • In the case of limited sleep, the toxins kill you more slowly, over time.
    — Jeff Stibel, USA TODAY, 12 June 2018
  • If a dog comes into contact with the toxin, time is crucial.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • The results showed high levels of mold toxins in her system.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The toxin is a thousand times more potent than sodium cyanide.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Yarmysh claims Navalny drank tea that appeared to have been laced with a toxin.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Their use may last seconds, but the plastic and its toxins live well beyond us.
    — Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • If rice sits out too long, spores can grow and make a toxin that reheating won’t destroy.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Young toads carry much lower doses of toxin—enough to make the lizards sick but not kill them.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 5 July 2024
  • The type of toxin depends on how long the food sat out and at what temperature.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Staff then hooked her up to an IV bag of fluid to help flush the toxin out of her body.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
  • He was not poisoned with a weapons-grade toxin or found in the wreckage of an aircraft that plunged from the sky.
    — Greg Miller, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Children and dogs are said to be the most vulnerable from the toxins.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2019

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