get sick

Example Sentences

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The facility provides a location to quarantine Americans who are at risk of developing Ebola, as well as the capacity to provide ICU-level care for those who get sick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“No one should get sick from a weekend in our waters,” Heal the Bay Chief Executive Tracy Quinn said in a prepared statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

"Nobody chooses to get sick, much less infect others, much less lose a mother."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

He told the kid not to eat so fast, he’d get sick.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli