sickening

Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

By sickening contrast, Nadja Spiegelman, an editor at the Times, and Jia Tolentino, a writer for the New Yorker, giggled their way through an interview with Mr. Piker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A major investigation has been launched into the "sickening" large-scale dumping of waste at a protected site in Leicestershire.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Zia Yusuf, Reform UK spokesperson for home affairs, said the reports were "sickening" and described West Midlands Police's initial claim of no evidence as a "complete collapse of duty".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

She felt a nausea of the soul, a hideous and sickening despair, a melancholy weariness so profound that she was going to die of it.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman