Example Sentences

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"One of the biggest threats against cranes is poisoning by the farmers. This is because the birds are causing a lot of crop damage," Gilbert Tayebwa, a conservation officer at ICF, told BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

The rotting, polluted lake is poisoning residents and wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

"I don't think it is poisoning," said the second source, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.

From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2022

Do you think that the full self-driving, driver assist stuff where people tune out, is poisoning the well of the self-driving conversation at all?

From The Verge • Oct. 5, 2021

It wasn’t the bad kind of crying, though, the kind that makes me feel like a black fog has entered my body and is poisoning me from the inside out.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy