How to Use hazardous in a Sentence

hazardous

adjective
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  • It was a hazardous voyage.
  • These are hazardous chemicals that can cause death if inhaled.
  • What amplifies the issue of hazardous terrain is who is on it.
    — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
  • But the expensive skins have a humble — and hazardous — origin.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Shoveling snow can also be hazardous to one’s health beyond just the heart.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Having them on the countertop can seem a little hazardous.
    — Anna Smoot, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Protected bike lanes will soon be part of one of Milwaukee's most hazardous streets.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Keep candles away from your pets Candles can be hazardous for both humans and pets if not handles with care.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Carrying a lot of gear across hazardous terrain, and a more supportive and stiffer boot is a better choice.
    — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The most hazardous part of the mission, actually landing on the Moon, would happen more than a month after Peregrine's launch.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
  • These rough seas can prove dangerous for any boaters along the Atlantic coast and will keep the risk of hazardous rip currents elevated.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Good ones can be found well after the first round, so why take one 12th overall and guarantee him $18 million to play the sport’s most hazardous position?
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Lee was sending rip currents and hazardous waves across the northern Caribbean.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2023
  • According to Norfolk Southern, the cars hold no hazardous material, and there is no threat to life.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2023
  • These harsh chemicals can also be hazardous to your health overall, but more on that later.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The ground search had been briefly paused Tuesday due to the hazardous conditions, though a geologist has since cleared some of the areas of the slide for ground searches to begin, McDaniel said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Wildfires in Canada have caused hazy and hazardous air quality conditions across much of the United States.
    — USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • And hazardous materials that are not allowed in the tunnels will be diverted on a longer detour.
    — Mark Thompson, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Climate change is likely to be particularly hazardous to bears — lack of sea ice means less access to seals.
    — Taymour Soomro Scott Conarroe, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • The snow and high winds made for hazardous or unworkable conditions at various ski resorts.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • New York City’s fire department acquired two of these robots last year to use in situations that would be hazardous for humans.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Apex’s contract with Caltrans stated that flammable or hazardous materials were not supposed to be stored there.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • For centuries lighthouses played the crucial role of guiding sailors safely through hazardous waters.
    — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Wet, cloudy conditions and high winds throughout the area make roadways hazardous for travelers Monday and Tuesday.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2023
  • Of course, normal in Los Angeles means being among the worst U.S. metro areas for traffic congestion and leading the nation in hazardous smoggy air.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The personnel advised that anything above 50 ppm was hazardous, and possibly lethal to human health, as well as animals.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Fleming said the department's hazardous materials team placed absorbent booms into the river to contain the spill.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
  • For some collectors, possessing a Shakespeare folio has proved hazardous to their health.
    — Roy Rivenburg, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Signs warning people of hazardous substances and toxic chemicals on the property are attached to the fence, according to KRON4.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • This was also a violation, because the household trash area is not permitted to accept hazardous waste.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2023

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