be ill with
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From spring, the second phase of vaccination will focus on the rest of the adult population - mainly under-50s, who are much less likely to be ill with Covid-19.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2021
Almost 200 others are thought to be ill with the virus, according to a Newsom administration official not authorized to speak publicly.
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2020
Among those reported to be ill with influenza were Premier Aleksei Kosygin and President Nikolai Podgorny.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I didn't think I was going to be ill with rheumatism.
From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore
Ourïeda would pretend to be ill with grief because her friend must leave her at such a time; already she had prepared the Agha's mind by complaining of weakness.
From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)