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.
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Influencer content promoting the consumption of raw milk has grown prolific online, even as outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to unpasteurized dairy have recently sickened consumers across the country.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
But screwworms aren't the only dangerous pathogens sickening Americans this summer.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Across the Harlem River, at least six people have died and more than 100 have been sickened recently in a Legionnaires' cluster that has plagued the area this summer.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
People are generally sickened by Naegleria fowleri after swimming in freshwater, like a lake or river, when there’s been a period of hot weather that causes warmer temperatures and lower water levels.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
But screwworms aren't the only dangerous pathogens sickening Americans this summer.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Across the Harlem River, at least six people have died and more than 100 have been sickened recently in a Legionnaires' cluster that has plagued the area this summer.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
People are generally sickened by Naegleria fowleri after swimming in freshwater, like a lake or river, when there’s been a period of hot weather that causes warmer temperatures and lower water levels.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sicken
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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