sickening

Example Sentences

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In fact, such a thing had been in the works since the 1950s, but instead of hurrying to get them assembly-line ready as L.A. was sickening with smog, Detroit just made bigger, filthier cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"The callous way in which you walked away from the mayhem was sickening to watch. You blamed a phantom driver."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” they said in a statement to local media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

"Minnesota has had it. This is sickening," he said on X.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

He’d never forget the sickening sight of his precious Crown Victoria, its win- dows painted as black as tar.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen