take sick
Example Sentences
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You should take sick leave when you don’t feel mentally or physically capable of working.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Blue flu is when a large number of police officers take sick leave as a form of protest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Some may choose to take sick pay or compassionate leave - but this is at the discretion of employers.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024
Employees urged the court to impose uniform standards so that all law clerks can schedule doctor’s appointments, for instance, or take sick days and attend family events such as weddings and funerals.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2022
People didn’t just take sick like this for nothing.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
