sick

Example Sentences

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He said bipolar disorder meant when "you're manic, you don't think you're sick" and that he had "lost touch with reality".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A quietly brilliant premise, and a film no one has ever really made, despite the “hag” title perfectly primed for a tale of sick fixation.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“The whole time I had my housing, not once did I get sick or have to be hospitalized,” said Torres, who grew up in Redlands and Baldwin Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Max’s affecting family story arrives at the Covid-19 pandemic, when Thomas gets sick and is hospitalized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

People were trying to get a ship to America, or they were sick lying in the streets of Ballilee, or just wandering out on the road as Devlin put them out of their houses.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff