How to Use poison ivy in a Sentence

poison ivy

noun

• I got poison ivy all over my arm.
• Look under the hedges and find where the poison ivy vines are growing out of the ground.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 6 Apr. 2019
• The cashew is in the same family as mangos and, ready for this, poison ivy.
  — Everett Potter, Forbes, 6 June 2022
• Your other pets can get it too if one of them rubs up against the pup with poison ivy or oak.
  — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 11 May 2021
• Be mindful not to work around poison ivy, and don’t touch the trunks of your trees and good shrubs with the line from your trimmer.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 5 July 2019
• Your costume can be made up of green shorts, a green corset or top, poison ivy tights and even a green wig!
  — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
• Her students have learned about wildflowers, bats and how to look out for the leaves of 3 on poison ivy.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2022
• There are a few different ways to treat poison ivy at home.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
• Both poison ivy and oak sprout leaves with three leaflets, and sometimes include berries.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2018
• All the thorny bushes, poison ivy and dead ends on this seven-month trek have taken a toll.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2019
• It can also be inhaled in gas form when poison ivy is burned.
  — Mike Hogan, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
• Take the standard care with poison ivy, which is still toxic in its naked winter state.
  — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
• Look down: Trails have rocks, roots, poison ivy and snakes, plus bees sometimes build nests below ground.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
• Thankfully, the right poison ivy rash treatment can help with that last part.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 11 July 2023
• The department warns, however, that the poison ivy oils can remain on the goats’ fur.
  — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2018
• From poison ivy to venomous snakes and spiders, Fisher's four kids learned it all.
  — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 7 June 2018
• The best way to prevent contracting poison ivy or oak is to avoid the plants entirely.
  — Erik Polan, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
• Ivies, some of them poison ivy, crawl along much of the ground, interrupted only by saplings.
  — Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2022
• But poison ivy, also a native plant, has three leaflets instead of five.
  — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2021
• It was completely cleared out in the ’90s because of the Asian longhorned beetle, so there’s a lot of really young trees on it and a lot of poison ivy.
  — Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 22 July 2021
• Vining weeds such as Carolina snailseed, trumpet vine and poison ivy are the toughest to get rid of.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 3 May 2021
• Today’s itch is only a mosquito bite, but in a few weeks might feel more like poison ivy.
  — Joey Camire, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2020
• Common poison ivy symptoms | Can a poison ivy rash spread on my body?
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 11 July 2023
• Roxanne Amick’s body was found wrapped in a blanket and dumped in a patch of poison ivy near Belair and Perry Hall roads.
  — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2018
• Much of it is worn to ward off the ill effects of poison ivy and many other invasive species that have taken root along the shoreline.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2020
• Smoke from fires that burn through poison oak and poison ivy may contain traces of irritants from those plants.
  — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 14 Feb. 2020
• Visitors are advised to wear long pants and bring bug spray, due to the presence of ticks, mosquitoes and poison ivy.
  — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 29 July 2021
• When should you medical treatment for a poison ivy rash?
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 14 May 2021
• Brush up against poison ivy leaves, and almost 90% of adults will develop an angry, red rash.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2018
• Some important warnings: Never chop big poison ivy vines, and never burn any parts of the plants.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 29 June 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024