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
• 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
• That comes as very bad news, because toxins that are on the military sites don’t stay on the military sites.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
• This mud sheet mask is a detox for the skin and removes toxins and dirt while brightening your complexion.
  — Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
• Choose smaller, younger seafood that will contain less mercury and other toxins than larger, older seafood, according to Silent Spring.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024