sickest
Example Sentences
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Bed-and-breakfast hotels turned into cheap boardinghouses, attracting Britain’s sickest and poorest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
County public health officials painted a grim picture of what life looks like for the poorest and sickest residents if new money doesn’t flow into the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Separately, the NHS also records the number of the sickest patients in hospital with flu over the winter.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
The late-night host’s comments, Carr said, were “the sickest conduct possible.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
We had known, of course, that when overcrowding reached a certain point, the sickest were taken to the brick building at the foot of the great square smokestack.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
