How to Use venom in a Sentence

venom

noun

• She spoke of him with venom in her voice.
• He spewed venom against his rival.
• Don’t slash the wound with a knife or try to suck out venom.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
• Two drops of the mamba's venom will kill most humans, the site said.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
• Once the venom is out (or at least reduced), the pain and swelling will decrease.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 6 July 2023
• The venom of antisemitism will not be the story of our time.
  — Aaron Kliegman, Fox News, 25 May 2023
• If there are many stings, venom can build up in your blood vessels.
  — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2023
• Anthony, in a panic, pulls down the bodice of her gown to expose the sting, and sucks at her skin to get the venom out.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 1 Apr. 2022
• Snake venom, used in the manufacture of drugs and to treat snake bites, can earn as much as $120 per gram.
  — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 15 June 2022
• He was stung at least 50 times, receiving a high dose of bee venom.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
• The venom between Jamie and Beth reaches a boiling point.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 27 Nov. 2022
• The pair decided to research the nature of the venom that the snails used to paralyze their tiny fish prey.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
• Children who weigh less than 30 pounds are of the greatest risk to black widow venom.
  — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 8 Aug. 2023
• Donahue advised that if bit, people should not try to suck out the venom.
  — Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
• When attacked, the ants bite and excrete formic acid through the end of their abdomen, using it like venom.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022
• The man-of-war, actually a species of siphonophore, are loaded with venom.
  — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
• Still, the surging demand for the Sonoran desert toad’s venom is raising alarm.
  — New York Times, 20 Mar. 2022
• And a venom peptide from a cone snail, Conus magus, led to Prialt, a chronic pain drug.
  — Stephanie Stone, Scientific American, 23 July 2022
• Young dolphins may or may not get stoned on pufferfish venom.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
• Still, the venom for Bonin in some quarters of the Westside seems unmistakable.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
• Based on the threats, Mylett said, releasing the names of the officers would only increase the level of venom against them.
  — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 19 July 2022
• The venom between the two justices is equaled only by the potential impact of the court’s ruling.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 June 2022
• The pros at the hospital can identify the venom by its effects and choose the proper antivenin based on that.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
• For us, tarantula venom is akin to that of a typical bee sting.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
• Scorpions can be a fear for many people due to their pincers, stingers and venom.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2023
• The team discovered the bioactive compounds in the venom were tiny proteins known as peptides.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
• And even while the bite itself can be painful, the venom is fairly benign and likely won't cause long-term issues, Dr. Arnold says.
  — Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
• The trackers also had to devise special gear to cope with the hornet's longer stinger and more toxic venom.
  — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022
• This needs to happen to keep it from injecting more venom into the person.
  — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• In very rare cases, brown recluse venom can cause systemic reactions throughout the body, not just around the bite.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 8 July 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024