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

While Abbott is responsible for the safety and testing of its own powdered formula, he said, the sickened children and months-long shortage “was all a preventable tragedy” had FDA acted more urgently.

From Washington Post

Company officials have denied accusations that its formula sickened the infants and said the specific type of bacteria that caused the illnesses did not match bacteria found in the Sturgis plant.

From Washington Times

Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said she was "appalled and sickened" by the revelations.

From BBC