get sick

Example Sentences

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The facility provides a location to quarantine Americans who are at risk of developing Ebola, as well as the capacity to provide ICU-level care for those who get sick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Knowing what you want is probably why you’re interested in LTC insurance in your 50s, when many other people think more about their mortality than what happens when they age and get sick.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

With COVID, people could get sick just by breathing in aerosolized viral particles floating around and pushed across an entire room by an air conditioning vent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“Doesn’t the snow get sick of coming here? Try some new towns for once!”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega