sickened

Example Sentences

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said on Friday she was "sickened" by the case, adding: "The crime could hardly be graver, yet the punishment was no punishment at all."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

That outbreak sickened at least 28,616 people and killed another 11,310; it was of concern because it impacted highly mobile groups of people.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Three people on a cruise ship have died from what authorities believe is an infection with hantavirus, which is spread by rodents, while three others have been sickened, the World Health Organization said Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"The whole community is just sickened by all this," said Stephen McLaughlin, who came to pay his respects.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

“T. Ray was right about my mother,” I said, hearing myself say the words, feeling sickened by them.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd