sickened
Example Sentences
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The salmonella outbreak overlaps with the nation’s largest-ever cyclospora outbreak, tied to shredded iceberg lettuce, that has sickened thousands of people over the past several weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
There is no evidence that his, or any of the nation’s homegrown lettuce, was infected with the parasite behind an illness outbreak that has sickened thousands of people so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In 2010, a salmonella outbreak tied to Taco Bell sickened 155 people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
A cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has sickened thousands across multiple states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Although Lucretia felt much better since malaria had sickened her about six weeks earlier, she was still too weak to join them.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
