fainting fit
Example Sentences
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As they passed the Slytherin table, Malfoy did yet another impression of a fainting fit.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
“She is high-strung and has not been herself since that fainting fit she had on the evening of the reception.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
He walked almost incessantly night and day, only lying down occasionally, when nature was completely exhausted, on a pallet that had been brought in during his long fainting fit.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
The storm abated on the 7th, but when they attempted to proceed Franklin was seized with a fainting fit, in consequence of sudden exposure and exhaustion.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick
"She's perfectly well, M'sieu, only she's had a fainting fit and I've given her something to keep her quiet."
From The City in the Clouds by Gull, C. Ranger
