Examples of “pernicious” in a Sentence

5 example sentences showing how to use pernicious, grouped by meaning.

adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.

They warned of the pernicious effects of misinformation.
A man has always been a woman’s best excuse to avoid her destiny; that a man is her destiny is one of patriarchy’s most pernicious tenets. What a scam. — Toni Bentley, What Do the Sex Lives of ‘Three Women’ Tell Us About Female Desire? (2019)
The weed has a pernicious influence on local crops.
Low-level corruption can have a pernicious effect on public trust.
The rumor had a pernicious influence on her reputation.