sickness

Example Sentences

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About one in 10 working-age people in the U.K. now claim a sickness or disability benefit, and nearly a million Brits under 25 aren’t employed, in school or in training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They’ll be using their current experience to do so, including the higher sickness and death rates they’re seeing thanks to a higher uninsured or underinsured population.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The 35-year-old had suffered from altitude sickness, reports say.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"The degree of illness and sickness that I went through was hell on earth, it was torture, to go through that and to be able to bounce back."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Those who still have the energy to argue have theories about what is causing the sickness.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone