sickly

Example Sentences

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In spite of Mama’s good care I was a sickly child and always small for my age.

From Literature

I extend my palm to catch the sickly overhead light.

From Literature

“He looks weak as a sickly lamb,” I observed, folding and refolding my napkin and pretending to be absorbed in my place setting.

From Literature

Though her hair had been piled up, her skin still appeared lightly gray and sickly, her features human but gaunt.

From Literature

Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.

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