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

"The biggest challenge for us is when people, especially children, fall ill," she says.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

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

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

If a guide were to fall ill or die, the camel drivers would draw lots and appoint a new one.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho