under the weather
Example Sentences
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In his opening remarks Friday night, Giuliani coughed and said, “My voice is a little under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
LIV said it was because of illness and he had been "feeling under the weather all week".
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
Being under the weather couldn't keep Morgan from keeping tabs on the team and his Knicks-branded phone case was visible in the photo.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025
The pope has been under the weather for several days.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Otto was particularly under the weather that day, so I left him in the care of Mama Marie-France, knocked out by cough syrup, snoring under a tree.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
