fainted
Example Sentences
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I learned about chocolatines last year from the Journal’s Joshua Robinson, who fainted from embarrassment when I walked into a Toulouse patisserie and ordered a “chocolatini,” like it was happy hour at an airport Chili’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
One 32-year-old Berliner, Diane, told AFP she had fainted from the heat once already, despite drinking three litres of water.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
When Charlotte Dron gave birth to her second child Luca in 2018, there was so much blood that a nurse fainted and "midwives were shouting at each other".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
When the “not guilty” verdicts were announced, she fainted and had to receive medical attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
I’d heard the story of Dad fainting at the doctor’s office when he was a teenager, probably more times than he’d actually fainted.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
