Examples of “radioactive” in a Sentence

adjective Giving off radiation from the decay of unstable atomic nuclei.

• Radioactive waste must be stored safely for thousands of years.
• Scientists wore protective suits when they entered the radioactive area around the old reactor.
• Some rocks are naturally radioactive, though usually only at very low levels.

adjective Figuratively, so controversial or toxic that people avoid it.

• After the scandal, his name became politically radioactive.
• After the leaked emails, the company became radioactive and no one wanted to work with it.
• Nobody would touch the idea because it was so radioactive with voters.