illness

Example Sentences

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At the Salk Institute, Janelle Ayres, PhD, has spent years studying why people respond so differently to illness and injury.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But since 2016, she has been battling an illness that left her disabled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Whole genome sequencing linked his illness to the outbreak strain associated with The Kebab Shop beef kofta, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"There is a blanket of dust all day from all the mining and stone crushing," said Subhash Saini, whose brother died from what private doctors said was silicosis, an illness caused by breathing in dust.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The villagers watched in horror as, day by day, the big man shrank with illness.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer