fainting

Example Sentences

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Does anyone need to lie down on an official FIFA-issued fainting couch?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Jurors at Nix's trial heard how she had initially claimed in 1978 that Andrea had taken a bath on her own, and later complained of "itchy legs" before fainting.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Pilgrims perform most of the hajj's rites outdoors where more than a million devotees gather in stifling conditions, with many attendees succumbing to heatstroke, fainting spells and even cardiac arrest triggered by the heat.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

After a fainting spell, model Heather Kuzmich was told by a medic that she had to eat the next day.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Fyrian sighed, clutching his front paws to his heart and nearly fainting dead away.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill