sicken
Example Sentences
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A Washington environmental group found that a Chinese cobalt plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo sickened locals as it raced to increase production of a mineral critical for electric-vehicle batteries.
With a sickening crunch I landed on the ledge.
From Literature
My stomach did a sickening flip as I made the mistake of looking down to the pavement nine stories below.
From Literature
White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.
From BBC
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
