sicken

Example Sentences

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The problem with this line is that unvaccinated children can sicken infants and immuno-compromised children who can’t be inoculated, leaving some disabled or worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Scotland driving at Greece's heart in a bid to sicken them again after sickening them at Hampden earlier in the group.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Sea lions, he added, are like “sentinels of the sea,” providing clues about what is affecting the briny deep, such as toxins that sicken them and shifting fish populations that they chase.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

If you were to sicken or die, I should be desolate.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine