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
Mr McDonald will also deliver a separate report from seven medical experts claiming the results of insulin tests on Baby F and Baby L, who a jury concluded Letby had poisoned, were unreliable.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
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
Milo was even more upset by the possibility that someone had poisoned his squadron again, and he came bustling fretfully to Yossarian for assistance.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
