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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The measles outbreak, which has killed two people to date and sickened nearly 260 across three states, represents the first time Kennedy has had to reckon with his past as a longtime critic of vaccines and his new leadership of the federal health establishment.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
For the first time in a decade, someone in the U.S. has died from measles — an unvaccinated child in Texas caught up in an outbreak that has sickened more than 120 other people.
—Susan Kressly, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
According to a press release shared by the Scarborough Police Department, a 911 call was received from the Wentworth School just after 10 a.m., on Thursday, March 6, about students being sickened.
—David Chiu, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
As Texas continues to contend with a growing measles outbreak that has sickened 159 and killed one, other states are reporting cases of the highly contagious disease.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
For the first time in a decade, someone in the U.S. has died from measles — an unvaccinated child in Texas caught up in an outbreak that has sickened more than 120 other people.
—Susan Kressly, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
According to a press release shared by the Scarborough Police Department, a 911 call was received from the Wentworth School just after 10 a.m., on Thursday, March 6, about students being sickened.
—David Chiu, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
As Texas continues to contend with a growing measles outbreak that has sickened 159 and killed one, other states are reporting cases of the highly contagious disease.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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