illness

Example Sentences

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Many wished for strength to combat physical or mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Higher intakes are sometimes needed during illness, frailty or recovery, unless someone has been advised to restrict protein because of kidney disease or another condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The just-quirky-girls-at-a-country-club mood does eventually turn darker, but the musical, like some other works of art about mental illness, often falls into the trap of romanticizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Portugal forward Jota and his brother Andre Silva, tragically died in a car crash last July, while Konate's dad Hamady passed away in January after a long illness.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Which you meantersay, Pip, how long have your illness lasted, dear old chap?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens