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get sick

VERB
get
Synonyms
STRONGEST
catch
STRONG
contract sicken succumb
WEAK
be afflicted with be given be smitten by become infected with come down with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be immune give
VERB
puke
Synonyms
STRONG
barf gag heave hurl regurgitate retch spew upchuck
WEAK
be sick bring up chunder cough up do the technicolor yawn spit up throw up toss one's cookies

Example Sentences

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"It's not very healthy because everyone can get sick with no running water. And also according to the constitution it's our right to have water."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

If you get sick wherever you are living, you’ll have to have insurance that covers you for local care out of pocket.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

How your nasal-passage cells respond to the rhinovirus helps determine whether you get sick and how bad you feel, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Cell Press Blue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

By contrast, it takes ingesting thousands of salmonella particles to get sick from that bacterium.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

“Yes. Lester knows I may have to call on him any time—day or night. People don’t always get sick just during working hours, now, do they?”

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner