fall ill

Example Sentences

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Valeria added that she cannot afford to fall ill, fearing that she could "go into foreclosure" if saddled with hospital bills that would otherwise have gone to paying her mortgage.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

So, too, are their close contacts, who are at risk of acquiring latent TB from them if they fall ill.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

Ms Shenkin also advised foragers to seek a second opinion and keep an uncooked sample in case they did fall ill.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

Every year, millions of people around the world fall ill from tuberculosis and more than 1 million people die, despite the disease being preventable and curable.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

"We can't risk having rodents running around. Who's going to help us if they bite and we fall ill?"

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman