sickening

Example Sentences

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"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.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Pretti's family issued a statement in response to the comment saying "the sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 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

The panga burned in the fire with a sickening, metallic smell.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer