sick person
Example Sentences
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I was nervous that he would have trepidations — ‘Oh, I’ve got this sick person on set.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
"Domestic work is considered to be unskilled work but that is not the case in reality. You cannot care for a sick person or cook a meal without being skilled," she adds.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025
Additionally, “recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak,” the agency specified.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2024
Kissing doesn’t seem to have played a major role in these beliefs, though it is entirely possible that one avoided kissing a sick person.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2023
I’d stay to help out with this sick person or that until I’d run out of folks who needed help and didn’t mind an extra mouth to feed to get it.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
