sickened

Example Sentences

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The latest outbreak, which has killed three people and sickened five others, adds increased urgency to those efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Six people have been sickened, including one who is in intensive care in South Africa.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

In the past three months, California has seen a sudden uptick in the number of people becoming sickened and dying after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms found in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Following the court hearing, lawyers at Leigh Day, who are representing some of the parents, said they were "sickened" to learn of Chan's further offending "prior to his time at Bright Horizons Finchley Road".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

It sickened me to wonder who had brought the cushion here, or who had been brought to it.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros