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• In a video link from jail, the man known in the U.K. courts as Rossi was doubled over and claimed to be sick.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
• Like the Chiefs not winning a single game would be sick.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• But like my Dad always said, these kids didn't ask to be sick.
  — Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
• The vibrant musical remake had such a hold on me that my mom must be sick.
  — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 July 2022
• That night, a search of the jail block was conducted and another inmate was found to be sick.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 16 June 2022
• Her mother told her that everyone in their 3,000-unit compound in the southern city of Chongqing seems to be sick with the virus.
  — Tiffany May, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
• Someone attempts to hand her a trash can to be sick, but Monica slaps it away.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2021
• The few Cal fans in the world might be sick enough of Fox to gamble on Kenny Payne’s recruiting connections.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2022
• While the whole world may be singing it, there's at least one child who might be sick of it: Miranda's own 7-year-old son, Sebastian.
  — Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• It was noted the animals did not appear to be sick or injured.
  — cleveland, 19 June 2022
• The symptoms typically last less than two months, but some people may be sick for as long as six months.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2023
• In the real world, patients may have cold hands, may be sick, may move around too much to get a good reading, or may have small fingers that don’t fit well in the devices.
  — Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 Dec. 2022
• Senior leaders will undoubtedly be sick of talking about the same thing over and over.
  — Sara Steever, Forbes, 17 May 2021
• Bennett had the courtesy to slightly retreat from the breakaway group to be sick a number of times but somehow found the energy to get back amongst the leaders.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 29 Mar. 2021
• If Christmas or Thanksgiving came every day, people would be sick to death of turkey.
  — Steve Price, Forbes, 22 May 2021
• Who knows, after all, if the other party (or someone in their family) might be sick, or has lost their job, or has even just reached a new low of sorrow and terror.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2021
• Munchausen by proxy is a mental disorder in which a caregiver fakes or causes symptoms to make a child appear to be sick.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• By Week 2, if not sooner, Shanahan and the 49ers’ players — including Garoppolo and Lance — will be sick of the questions and the constant second-guessing.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2021
• To have their case recorded, a patient must be sick enough to be admitted, rather than seen in an outpatient office, as a scarlet fever patient might be.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2022
• Deaths from the virus, however, lag behind new cases, as people can be sick for long periods of time before succumbing to the virus.
  — Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2022
• If the animal appears to be sick, children and animals should be taken inside.
  — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2021
• Paul McCartney should be sick of telling Beatles stories.
  — Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
• Unlike modern pulse oxes that are tested only on healthy people, Hewlett-Packard’s device was designed to work for people who may be sick.
  — Amy Moran-Thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021
• The geometry is all wrong—disconcertingly high ceilings kaleidoscope in the distance, bed posters sway and lunge at you, and everything is far away and seems too precious to be sick in.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2023
• People may be sick of them, and masks have become a hot political subject, but broader mask mandates could always come back if case numbers rise and hospitals fill up.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
• Employees are often exposed to clients who may be sick, using substances, or have mental health or medical issues, the company’s contract with the city said.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
• Exceptions are made for those who may be sick, vulnerable to getting infected or anxious about getting sick.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
• While the Outstanding Drama Series category is packed with great contenders, a win for Yellowjackets would be sick.
  — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2022
• However, people who are fully vaccinated are far less likely to be sick enough to be hospitalized or die.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2021
• When Bohnker started contracting with Gopher in 2013, his medical opinions directly addressed whether a worker could be sick from cadmium — or too at risk to be around the metal.
  — Rebecca Woolington, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 21 Aug 2024