How to Use toxin in a Sentence

toxin

noun

• The toxin produced by E. coli led to the death of her 2½-year-old son, Kevin.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• The buildup of toxins in his body had left him comatose.
  — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• 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
• Why else would there be a syringe with that toxin in it?
  — CBS News, 12 Feb. 2022
• The smaller the filter pores, the smaller the pathogens and toxins that can be strained out of your water.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
• The flowers, leaves, buds, and stalks all contain the poison, but the buds and leaves contain the most toxin.
  — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 17 June 2021
• 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
• No one knows for sure how the toxin ended up in sun care products.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 17 July 2021
• Once in the Gulf Stream, waves can force the toxin produced to be dispersed in the air, which can be carried by east winds to the beaches.
  — Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
• The plant's chemical is an oil, so just rinsing with water will not help clear the skin of the toxin.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2022
• Their eggs carry a toxin, too, which can cause skin and eye rashes.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
• The toxins damage the cilia and cause the upper airways to swell, according to the CDC.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
• Richardson pleads guilty to possession of a toxin for use as a weapon.
  — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 27 May 2021
• 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 eco-friendly toxin-free PVC is scratch- and tear-resistant to hold up to every punch.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022
• In a strike, the animal releases a toxin from glandular cells at the base of one of the barbs.
  — Katharine Gammon, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
• When in fact, the key to solving Alzheimer’s is in a toxin that forms during earlier stages.
  — Diana Tsai, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
• 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
• In further tests, Wilde and colleagues found that the toxin also kills fish, insects, and worms.
  — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 25 Mar. 2021
• Low acid environment is one of the conditions in which the spores can grow and make toxins.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2024
• Researchers also hope the toxins won't spread to other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
  — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
• Left unplugged, many wells leak climate-warming methane, brine and toxins that were used in the drilling process.
  — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2023
• The toxins must come from abroad, presumably in food and consumer products.
  — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• When heated and left out too long, the bacteria produce a toxin.
  — Abbey Monsour, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
• Aflatoxin is a toxin that can grow on corn and other grains used in pet food, according to the FDA.
  — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2021
• Tuesday’s vote will determine which toxin, and how much of it, the country may have to endure.
  — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2022
• Rather than using his fear toxin for profit, Crane just wants to study his victims.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2021
• Leneff also offers a guide for which foods to avoid to keep from consuming this toxin.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
• According to the brand, the snail toxin nourishes the skin while smoothing over fine lines, and is helped along by ceramides, coconut oil, and shea butter to maximize soothing and hydration.
  — Lori Keong, Allure, 5 Oct. 2024
• Thousands of these genes are involved in producing venom and different snake species use multiple combinations and versions of genes to produce toxins.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024