poison gas
noun
: a poisonous gas or a liquid or a solid giving off poisonous vapors designed (as in chemical warfare) to kill, injure, or disable by inhalation or contact
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In the late 1920s, the Japanese Imperial Army began using the island as a testing site for chemical weapons, most notably poison gas.
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Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Blood of My Blood doesn’t shy away from the violence and gore of this war — there is blood and guts and young men dying, there is poison gas and bodies on barbed wire.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Aug. 2025
In August 2013, the Syrian regime used poison gas to kill more than 1,400 innocent civilians, including hundreds of children.
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H. R. McMaster,
Foreign Affairs,
1 June 2020
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Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Blood of My Blood doesn’t shy away from the violence and gore of this war — there is blood and guts and young men dying, there is poison gas and bodies on barbed wire.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Aug. 2025
In August 2013, the Syrian regime used poison gas to kill more than 1,400 innocent civilians, including hundreds of children.
—
H. R. McMaster,
Foreign Affairs,
1 June 2020
See All Example Sentences for poison gas
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“Poison gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poison%20gas. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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