sicken
Example Sentences
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In fact, such a thing had been in the works since the 1950s, but instead of hurrying to get them assembly-line ready as L.A. was sickening with smog, Detroit just made bigger, filthier cars.
From Los Angeles Times
Leaders from across the political spectrum have since called for an immediate investigation, calling the allegations "harrowing" and "sickening".
From BBC
The sickening white of its twisting belly flashed in the firelight.
From Literature
Torak had just done so, and caught a sickening glimpse .of the void below.
From Literature
A Washington environmental group found that a Chinese cobalt plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo sickened locals as it raced to increase production of a mineral critical for electric-vehicle batteries.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
