fall ill

Example Sentences

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Brick workers often fall ill with fever, nausea and vomiting in the summer months, cutting into their earnings, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Valeria added that she cannot afford to fall ill, fearing that she could "go into foreclosure" if saddled with hospital bills that would otherwise have gone to paying her mortgage.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

As the couple would come to learn, Chloe wasn’t the only neighborhood dog to suddenly fall ill.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

So, too, are their close contacts, who are at risk of acquiring latent TB from them if they fall ill.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

“If you kept me from working that long, I’d fall ill from shock.”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman