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Examples of sicken in a Sentence
Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.
The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.
We were sickened by the reports of violence.
Recent Examples on the Web
The proliferation of bad faith gestures toward political change and the aestheticized consumption of other people’s suffering sickens me, especially when these expressions still play into the financial objectives of oil barons, arms dealers, and other vampires.
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 17 Apr. 2024
Dogs could also have carried and transmitted diseases that sickened the foxes, Lebrasseur added.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The agency conducted tests across the country after at least 460 children were sickened last year by illnesses linked to applesauce pouches.
—Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2024
In December, a norovirus outbreak linked to a North Carolina sushi restaurant sickened at least 241 people.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
Hundreds of people died and more than 3,000 have been sickened from asbestos exposure in the Libby area, according to researchers and health officials.
—Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
The sum of chronically ill includes the millions of Americans estimated to be newly sickened by long Covid, as well as others who have been sick for years.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
Teamsters Local 911, the union representing the department’s inspectors, says the long-simmering internal dysfunction threatens both employees and the eating public — who expect to enjoy their food, not be sickened by it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But that was before a different catastrophe hit: the hepatitis A outbreak that killed 20 people and sickened nearly 600.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Seyward Darby, Longreads, 17 Apr. 2024
Dogs could also have carried and transmitted diseases that sickened the foxes, Lebrasseur added.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The agency conducted tests across the country after at least 460 children were sickened last year by illnesses linked to applesauce pouches.
—Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2024
In December, a norovirus outbreak linked to a North Carolina sushi restaurant sickened at least 241 people.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
Hundreds of people died and more than 3,000 have been sickened from asbestos exposure in the Libby area, according to researchers and health officials.
—Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
The sum of chronically ill includes the millions of Americans estimated to be newly sickened by long Covid, as well as others who have been sick for years.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
Teamsters Local 911, the union representing the department’s inspectors, says the long-simmering internal dysfunction threatens both employees and the eating public — who expect to enjoy their food, not be sickened by it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But that was before a different catastrophe hit: the hepatitis A outbreak that killed 20 people and sickened nearly 600.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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