How to use "harmful" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "harmful" in popular movie and book plots

  • Nyukhin has been told by his wife to give a lecture about "the harmful effects of tobacco," although he is a smoker.  - On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco
  • Its harmful effects include flooding a valley near Sacramento, endangering a plane, stalling a train, and leading to the deaths of 16 people.  - Storm (novel)
  • His targets are banks and insurance companies who he feels are harmful to the average person.  - Roses Are Red (novel)
  • Because of his behaviour and approach, Sridhar is termed as a criminal, harmful to his fellow men.  - Evano Oruvan
  • Dheeran goes hammer and tongs against the project, as it would be harmful to villagers.  - Thalaimagan
  • After it is determined that there are no harmful microorganisms on Troas, a base camp is established on the planet.  - Question and Answer (novel)
  • The membrane is permeable to spacecraft, and it protects Earth from the harmful effects of concentrated stellar radiation and cometary impact.  - Spin (novel)
  • Damien cut away the roots but feared that they might still be harmful to the young girl.  - When True Night Falls
  • Focused on the fight, Angel gets the upper hand on Connor, but before he can do anything harmful to Connor, Angel stops himself.  - A New World (Angel)
  • Spike and Anya bond over a couple beers at the Bronze, complaining about what it's like to be without their harmful demon powers.  - Where the Wild Things Are (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • However, Grandison refuses on the grounds that dueling is harmful to society.  - The History of Sir Charles Grandison
  • Although he is successful in neutralising the toxic waste, it will still remain harmful for many years after 1919.  - Mirror, Mirror (TV series)
  • Just in time, Buffy turns things around and strikes the ubervamp with a few harmful blows.  - Showtime (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • water supply, and that as a result testing centers have been set up all across the country to scan people for harmful toxins.  - Destroy All Humans! (video game)
  • Walter's father-in-law had warned him that the relationship would be harmful to his career, so he broke it off.  - Carbon Copy (film)
  • The cube comes even closer and emits harmful radiation and Kirk reluctantly destroys it.  - The Corbomite Maneuver

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