sicken
Example Sentences
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With a sickening crunch I landed on the ledge.
From Literature
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My stomach did a sickening flip as I made the mistake of looking down to the pavement nine stories below.
From Literature
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White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.
From BBC
Its business took a hit when it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018.
From Los Angeles Times
It hit bottom, finally, with a sickening crack.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.