sicken
Example Sentences
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The cancer - affecting both the bone marrow and blood - is rare, sickening four in 100,000 adults each year.
From BBC
For instance, if a sickened person also has another flu virus replicating in their body, there’s concern the viruses could exchange genetic material.
From Los Angeles Times
In some cases, fumes have led to sickened passengers and in-flight emergencies, and caused long-term brain injuries and other illnesses that have permanently grounded crew.
Scotland driving at Greece's heart in a bid to sicken them again after sickening them at Hampden earlier in the group.
From BBC
Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun condemned the remarks on Thursday, calling it "sickening that nowadays someone would still dare to defend or justify the dictator".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
