sick as a dog
Example Sentences
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Scott: Keith woke up the day that people are coming in, Sunday morning, and he is sick as a dog.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“You have your child who is sick as a dog, you have no hope, you find CBD hemp, non-impairing, non-intoxicating,” Goldstein said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024
“Shelby just came in sick as a dog this morning,” Carroll said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2022
He also would be as sick as a dog the next day.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2013
I was ashamed and sick—oh, sick as a dog!
From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan