Example Sentences

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She is convinced that someone there has been poisoning her, which is what’s causing her terrible itch.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from farms and lawns, as well as leakage from sewage and septic systems, has been poisoning the lagoon for decades, and the pollution has accumulated in its sediments.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2022

Turns out the evil Octobra — a role that Emily K. Townley plays with feverish villainy — has been poisoning him, and now her sights are set on Mabel’s fortune.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2015

Some enemy has been poisoning your mind against me.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 by Elverson, James

Some one has been poisoning your mind against me.

From In Friendship's Guise by Graydon, William Murray