get sick

Example Sentences

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People would have floor parties, get sick on the elevator, or they would break the elevator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“No one should get sick from a weekend in our waters,” Heal the Bay Chief Executive Tracy Quinn said in a prepared statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

"Nobody chooses to get sick, much less infect others, much less lose a mother."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“I already had a kid get sick on my desk. Move her aside,” he said.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys