under the weather

Example Sentences

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"I felt a bit under the weather, but I was still going about my daily life," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Dick Van Dyke was reportedly under the weather Saturday and couldn’t host his recurring Vandy Camp fan event with his wife at the couple’s namesake theater at Malibu High School.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

I kept an open mind, thinking maybe he really was just under the weather that night but it had opened the floodgates of concerns that had been out there for a while.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

The pope has been under the weather for several days.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Ethel filled in for the regular teacher when she was under the weather.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead