had poisoned
- past perfect of poison.
Example Sentences
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Scores of protesters marched a mile from the site of the hazardous blaze to the meeting, chanting as they walked that the warehouse had poisoned their community and they wanted it removed permanently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Tidwell had struggled with anxiety, depression and disturbing thoughts—for instance, that someone had poisoned her water bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
I once asked former CIA director Richard Helms what he had made of Angleton’s case that the Soviets had poisoned every operation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
Writing on Twitter, he said abandoning targets was not the right response to "inappropriate development" that had "poisoned the debate" over housing.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2022
I thought it was a cramp, that perhaps I had poisoned myself with the algae.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
