take sick

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You can also take sick leave when you’re mentally overwhelmed or exhausted or, for example, when you need time for routine dental care.

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

A couple have offered to take sick people in their village to hospital if they face long waits for an ambulance.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2023

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