be sickening
Example Sentences
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When he noticed an apparent uptick of cancers in the community, he thought PCBs could be sickening residents.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2018
Too many glutinous books, like too many oysters, are bad for the digestion; and digestive trouble is one of the complaints that bring the sick, or those who fancy themselves to be sickening, to Sanditon.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017
As such, Mr. Marra’s novel can be sickening reading.
From New York Times • May 7, 2013
The notion that stale, recycled air might be sickening or dangerous has been circulating for as long as we've had home cooling.
From Slate • Aug. 2, 2012
He had coolly—some even said coldly—stood firm during the terrible onslaught of the myxomatosis, ruthlessly driving out every rabbit who seemed to be sickening.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
