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 pollution morphed into a thick, acidic mix that sickened nearly half the town's residents.
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
The measles outbreak, which could go on for months, has now spread to Kansas and Ohio after sickening more than 370 in Texas and New Mexico.
—Michael Casey and Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The New York Times reported, on Jan. 1, 2020, about a respiratory illness that had sickened scores of people in Wuhan, China.
—Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Most of those infections stemmed from a Texas outbreak that has sickened more than 300 people since late January and resulted in one child's death.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
The measles outbreak, which could go on for months, has now spread to Kansas and Ohio after sickening more than 370 in Texas and New Mexico.
—Michael Casey and Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The New York Times reported, on Jan. 1, 2020, about a respiratory illness that had sickened scores of people in Wuhan, China.
—Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Most of those infections stemmed from a Texas outbreak that has sickened more than 300 people since late January and resulted in one child's death.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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