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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Travel: More than 230 passengers and crew members have been sickened with norovirus during a luxury cruise trip from England to the Eastern Caribbean.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Over 200 passengers aboard a Cunard Line ship have been sickened following a norovirus outbreak.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The virus also has reportedly sickened 70 people in the U.S. in the past year, and is known to have caused one death in Louisiana.
—Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
As a Senate aide early in his career, Zeller investigated a tainted L-tryptophan supplement that killed at least 30 people and sickened thousands in the U.S. in 1989.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Over 200 passengers aboard a Cunard Line ship have been sickened following a norovirus outbreak.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The virus also has reportedly sickened 70 people in the U.S. in the past year, and is known to have caused one death in Louisiana.
—Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
As a Senate aide early in his career, Zeller investigated a tainted L-tryptophan supplement that killed at least 30 people and sickened thousands in the U.S. in 1989.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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