How to Use chemical weapon in a Sentence

chemical weapon

noun

• And chemical weapons may not be used again for a long time.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2018
• British officials have said the chemical weapon is what caused the others to fall ill.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2018
• The talk show host declared there was no chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma.
  — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• Chlorine gas, which can appear in the air as a greenish yellow cloud, was used as a chemical weapon in World War 1.
  — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2020
• The second is more normative, and that is upholding the non-use of chemical weapons.
  — Israel Kasnett, Jewish Journal, 24 Apr. 2018
• What would happen if a chemical weapon was dropped on Ukraine and/or a short-range tactical nuke?
  — ABC News, 1 May 2022
• In the past few years, the Syrian government has used chemical weapons in the civil war that has ravaged the country.
  — Abigail Higgins, Vox, 18 Oct. 2018
• Prior to this massive outrage, there had been sporadic and small-scale use of chemical weapons by both sides, for which each side blamed the other.
  — Charles Glass, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
• New work has just revealed, though, that bacteria can use chemical weapons as well.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2018
• That same concept applies to skin coming in contact with a chemical weapon.
  — Thatiana Diaz, refinery29.com, 5 June 2020
• Israel regards him as a war criminal, the man who used chemical weapons on his own people.
  — Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2018
• In a parallel plot, Russia cracks down on the locals in retaliation for the theft of the chemical weapons.
  — Nick Capozzoli, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2019
• Phosgene is hazardous at very low levels, noted Schettler, and has been used as a chemical weapon in war.
  — Jill Neimark, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023
• In the First World War, mustard gas was used as a chemical weapon, and doctors observed that soldiers who had been affected had very low white blood cell counts.
  — New York Times, 25 May 2022
• The Soviet program to design a new generation of chemical weapons began in the 1970s to counter the United States, Uglev said.
  — Vladimir Isachenkov, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Sharp, slightly vinegary formic acid is the one-carbon volatile acid, a chemical weapon found in ants and other insects but turned against them by the anteater, which relies on it to help digest them.
  — Harold McGee, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2020
• It can also be used to manufacture chemical weapons, such as sarin and VX gases.
  — Mayumi Negishi and Alastair Gale, WSJ, 10 July 2019
• That war, in which Saddam used chemical weapons and Iran launched human wave attacks, killed 1 million people.
  — Mehdi Fattahi, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2019
• All of this looks like the telltale signs of exposure to toxic chemical fumes or chemical weapons, such as mustard gas, Dr. Brandon Larsen told the Times.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2019
• Navalny was poisoned with a chemical weapon in the same class as the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok while traveling in Siberia last August.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2021
• As warplanes fly overhead in Syria, unleashing bombs and chemical weapons, Dr. Amani Ballor keeps smiling for the sake of the children.
  — New York Times, 18 Oct. 2019
• Navalny was poisoned with a chemical weapon in the same class as the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok while traveling from Siberia last August.
  — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
• Trump has twice unleashed cruise missile strikes against Syria over alleged chemical weapons use.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2018
• The organization has the power to assign blame for chemical weapons use.
  — Gregory Katz, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018
• The media first said that there was no evidence of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, before adopting the line that the evidence was fabricated by Britain.
  — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
• The United States limited the export of fentanyl to Russia and Belarus, warning it could be used as a chemical weapon to support the invasion.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
• The lawmakers noted that the use of tear gas, as a chemical weapon, is banned in wartime under the Geneva Protocol and can cause injury, disability, or death.
  — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 9 June 2020
• The deadly drug has also been tested for decades as potential chemical weapons to be used in military warfare.
  — Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
• That costly practice would become one of the hallmarks of a conflict that would claim nearly a million lives on both sides and would see a return to First World War style trench warfare and the widespread use of chemical weapons.
  — Time, 8 Jan. 2020
• One hundred and five cruise missiles launched from sea and air struck three alleged chemical weapons facilities in Syria.
  — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 28 May 2024