sick

Example Sentences

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There are multiple reports of parents struggling to find space for their sick children in Bangladesh's hospitals.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Then the cow starts to get sick, there’s no one to take care of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"When an animal has become sick from an infection their immune system is compromised which increases the risk of further disease exacerbation from other infectious agents that may have once been subclinical," Mishin explained.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

She had strong opinions about Hemingway: “Those big tough guys are so sick, they aren’t even all that tough. … They always want to kill something to prove themselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The very sight of that slick, slimy-looking stuff gurgling down into the glass was more than my poor old sick stomach could bear.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls