How to Use hazardous in a Sentence

hazardous

adjective
  • It was a hazardous voyage.
  • These are hazardous chemicals that can cause death if inhaled.
  • Steam vents are among the most hazardous features in the park.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Many of these items are not hazardous in small amounts.
    — Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
  • While hazardous, the storms produced some stunning scenes across the skies.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The broad set-up doesn’t look close to hazardous, giddy excess yet.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 May 2025
  • Although with the right tools, tough jobs can be a lot easier, faster, and even less hazardous in the case of sharp tools.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • No other hazardous or suspicious items were found in the house, and the scene was clear by 1:30 p.m., the statement said.
    — Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The Highland area, near the Line fire, had hazardous air quality.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The life of a drone is hazardous and short, with drones typically sent to places deemed too risky for humans.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The search was delayed for three days due to hazardous conditions.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The asbestos job was one of the most hazardous at the plant, requiring special training.
    — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Instead of throwing hazardous items in the trash, take them to one of the county’s full-service centers.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2024
  • Barnes tried to make up time by cycling from midnight to 3 a.m. one night, but that, too, became hazardous.
    — Fox News, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Who knew this fun at-home manicure trend could be so hazardous?
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Even more hazardous, stomach acid can cause the battery to start to break down, leading to stomach burns.
    — Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For much of the past two years, the restaurants and art performances people lived for became hazardous due to virus spread.
    — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022
  • What amplifies the issue of hazardous terrain is who is on it.
    — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The cities with some of the highest rates of poverty and the most people of color have borne the burden of the state’s hazardous waste facilities.
    — Sarah McCoy, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
  • This was the final, and often deemed the largest attended, household hazardous waste (HHW) event for this year.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2022
  • On the day the teen became stranded, ocean conditions were hazardous, with strong currents, strong winds and a high surf, Keaulana said.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This snow combined with gusty winds of up to 40 mph could lead to hazardous travel conditions.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The two paid a third man, Orlando Pagan, of Elkridge, to get rid of the hazardous materials.
    — Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
  • But the expensive skins have a humble — and hazardous — origin.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute, the NWS said.
    — Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But a more hazardous inquiry for Facebook may concern the more recent past.
    — Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The concern is not that the Ukrainian military would do something hazardous with loose nukes.
    — William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • For species such as the American elm, summer pruning is widely recognized as hazardous.
    — Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025

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