get sick

Example Sentences

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The facility provides a location to quarantine Americans who are at risk of developing Ebola, as well as the capacity to provide ICU-level care for those who get sick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Here’s how I see it: You are probably more likely to get sick on a cruise than on many other kinds of holidays.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

"Nobody chooses to get sick, much less infect others, much less lose a mother."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The first person to get sick was a 70-year-old Dutch man, who became ill April 6 and died April 11 on board the ship, according to health officials.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

He was much better this morning—so much so that I began to doubt whether he was really going to get sick again at all.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien