fainting

Example Sentences

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Jurors at Nix's trial heard how she had initially claimed in 1978 that Andrea had taken a bath on her own, and later complained of "itchy legs" before fainting.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Pilgrims perform most of the hajj's rites outdoors where more than a million devotees gather in stifling conditions, with many attendees succumbing to heatstroke, fainting spells and even cardiac arrest triggered by the heat.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

I lived for weeks with steady pain, fainting spells, nosebleeds, and vision changes that made it difficult to function.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Their popularity spread through Europe until, in Victorian tradition, they were used to rouse ladies after fainting spells.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

“I was small, but I remember her nearly fainting as she held that sack of grain. Her face! She looked as though she had seen death.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff