fall ill

Example Sentences

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The WHO suspects that the first person to fall ill could have contracted the virus before boarding the ship, Van Kerkhove said.

From BBC • May 5, 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

To see a glowworm in one’s dreams meant a loved one would fall ill.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis