sickened

Example Sentences

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The virus spread by rodents killed three people and sickened three others, the World Health Organization said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Its business took a hit when it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

It sickened Shukumar, knowing that she had spent these past evenings preparing for a life without him.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri