sick

Example Sentences

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Lauren Bridges is sick of being a millionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Vasquez is seeking damages “in the form of unpaid wages, meal and rest period premium pay, unreimbursed business expenses, unpaid sick leave, and all other compensation unlawfully withheld.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

"It's the smell that hits you first, then I saw the dead cow, and it made me sick to my stomach," Dunlop said.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

It leads to what Allen calls a “terrible synergistic effect” of people’s food being taken away and people getting sick because of it while health care is stripped away.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

It made no difference if we had company, or if one of us was sick, Mama would still read from the Bible.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls