poison
noun
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
poisoned
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past participleof poison.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof poison.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
poisonnouna substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
Example Sentences
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Six trees were previously poisoned in 2022, four of which died, according to Paul Raymore, a spokesman for the Incline Village General Improvement District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Today it is a symbol of a people who still seem poisoned and embittered by an attack that happened a quarter of a century ago.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Michael Sheen says an offer to meet Wales' first minister over claims people have been poisoned by decades of exposure to toxic waste dumps "was not taken up".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Art made to get a result is drawing water from a poisoned well.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
After Lizzie died in July 1921, Mollie’s brother-in-law, Bill Smith, had presented his suspicions to authorities that she’d been slowly poisoned, but by August they had still not looked into the case.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
