1
a
: ill health : illness
b
: a disordered, weakened, or unsound condition
2
: a specific disease
3
: nausea, queasiness
Examples of sickness in a Sentence
He died from an unknown sickness.
she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life
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Hospitals were working through the logistical challenges of preparing for an onslaught of patients with a sickness doctors barely understood.
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Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The kid has worked hard for a long time, had a lot of setbacks with injuries and illnesses and sicknesses and things like that.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
What Happens Next Health officials will continue to monitor sickness levels in the country, including COVID-19.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The kid has worked hard for a long time, had a lot of setbacks with injuries and illnesses and sicknesses and things like that.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
What Happens Next Health officials will continue to monitor sickness levels in the country, including COVID-19.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sickness
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“Sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickness. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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sickness
noun
sick·ness
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