poison
noun
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
will poison
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future tenseof poison.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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I whispered in her ear ‘Listen, I don’t want to sound dramatic, but I think there’s a high probability I’ll never get out of here…. They will poison me’.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
Chlorine bleach will poison any valuable landscaping or prize trees in your yard.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
And unless you acknowledge it and diagnosis it and take a scalpel and remove it, it will poison everything.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2022
“Enemy mentality will poison the spirit of a nation, incite cruel mortal struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and hinder a nation’s progress toward freedom and democracy,” one section read.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2017
Of course, choosing between two boxes of breakfast cereal is a little different from deciding if a mushroom will poison you.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
