sick
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
But they are, from the sick and handicapped at Lourdes to the tens of thousands who lined the streets of Paris to glimpse the bishop of Rome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
He’d been sick, so I feared he might need the money for something serious.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
On “To Catch a Predator,” there is no differentiation between the levels of danger the men pose; no mercy for those who understand they’re sick and desperately plead for rehabilitation.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Khadijah had insisted on nursing their newborn Aziza with her own breast milk, but Latif discovers that only a few pouches remain in the fridge and formula makes his baby sick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Tansy swept up Little Britches, who’d be crying herself sick in another minute, and held her tight.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
These enrollees tend to be sicker and poorer than those on traditional Medicare.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
It means the elderly people who stay in homes with too few staff end up sicker, and have to go and stay in the hospital for longer.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
But Rosie got sicker and a biopsy showed in 2024 that she did have terminal cancer.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Those insurers receive a fixed monthly amount that tends to be higher for sicker beneficiaries that are expected to incur higher healthcare costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
My dad left before I got sicker and sicker, before the CF could take a toll on my body.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Those potential costs led many state Medicaid programs and some health plans to restrict coverage of the drug to the sickest patients.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some of the sickest burns on the internet right now are coming out of the French Foreign Ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
She sees the sickest children in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
On the podcast last week, Carr called Kimmel’s remarks about Kirk’s alleged shooter “some of the sickest conduct possible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
“We’re the sickest rapping duo in Wales,” Worm said.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
