fainting

Example Sentences

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I lived for weeks with steady pain, fainting spells, nosebleeds, and vision changes that made it difficult to function.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

These days, the Federal Aviation Administration requires that U.S. airlines carry smelling salts onboard in case a pilot needs to be awakened after fainting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Tom plays a few pickup basketball games during his trip but always feels at risk of fainting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Mr Stacey said two days before the crash Mr Price was seen by a medic after fainting or losing consciousness but there was no medical reason he should not have been driving.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

She said, “I knowed it. Don’t seem like a haint or a dream would be fainting and crying much as you do. ’

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis