How to Use toxin in a Sentence

toxin

noun

• The toxin produced by E. coli led to the death of her 2½-year-old son, Kevin.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• The buildup of toxins in his body had left him comatose.
  — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• Staff then hooked her up to an IV bag of fluid to help flush the toxin out of her body.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
• Why else would there be a syringe with that toxin in it?
  — CBS News, 12 Feb. 2022
• The smaller the filter pores, the smaller the pathogens and toxins that can be strained out of your water.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
• Just take a seat on the patio and start shedding those toxins.
  — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 14 July 2018
• Be sure to rinse the towel between wipes to remove the toxins.
  — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 6 June 2018
• At high levels, the toxin can cause illness and death in pets.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 31 Dec. 2020
• The flowers, leaves, buds, and stalks all contain the poison, but the buds and leaves contain the most toxin.
  — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 17 June 2021
• In the case of limited sleep, the toxins kill you more slowly, over time.
  — Jeff Stibel, USA TODAY, 12 June 2018
• He was not poisoned with a weapons-grade toxin or found in the wreckage of an aircraft that plunged from the sky.
  — Greg Miller, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• No one knows for sure how the toxin ended up in sun care products.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 17 July 2021
• Once in the Gulf Stream, waves can force the toxin produced to be dispersed in the air, which can be carried by east winds to the beaches.
  — Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
• And once it is used, Feigenbaum says there is no way to know the concentration of the toxin.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
• Yarmysh claims Navalny drank tea that appeared to have been laced with a toxin.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2020
• The plant's chemical is an oil, so just rinsing with water will not help clear the skin of the toxin.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2022
• Each species produces a special blend of dozens of toxins.
  — Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
• Children and dogs are said to be the most vulnerable from the toxins.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2019
• Their eggs carry a toxin, too, which can cause skin and eye rashes.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
• The toxins damage the cilia and cause the upper airways to swell, according to the CDC.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
• Richardson pleads guilty to possession of a toxin for use as a weapon.
  — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 27 May 2021
• In a healthy person, tau and other toxins in the brain are cleared away during sleep, sort of like taking out the garbage.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
• That smoke can also include toxins, such as lead when cars and homes burn.
  — ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
• Young toads carry much lower doses of toxin—enough to make the lizards sick but not kill them.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 5 July 2024
• The toxin can prove lethal to predators and even has the ability to cause illness and death in humans.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 2 Oct. 2020
• The eco-friendly toxin-free PVC is scratch- and tear-resistant to hold up to every punch.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022
• Of those toxins formed, researchers found that more stemmed from terpenes than THC.
  — Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019
• In a strike, the animal releases a toxin from glandular cells at the base of one of the barbs.
  — Katharine Gammon, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
• Your mind and body need to be free of toxins, otherwise the energy in your body will clot.
  — Kamakshi Ayyar, Time, 20 June 2018
• These unplugged wells can leak oil, natural gas and toxins into waterways and air.
  — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 July 2025