poison
noun
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
had poisoned
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past perfectof poison.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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
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
Glashausser said some of the women battled mental illness issues and frightened Ray when they told him they had poisoned him, prompting him to seek help from prosecutors, the Environmental Protection Agency and journalists.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
It had poisoned his feelings for his father.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
