illness

Example Sentences

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Many wished for strength to combat physical or mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Higher intakes are sometimes needed during illness, frailty or recovery, unless someone has been advised to restrict protein because of kidney disease or another condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

In December, Mette-Marit told public broadcaster NRK that her illness had developed "faster than I'd hoped" and that activities she enjoyed with her husband - like hiking and skiing - were no longer possible.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The just-quirky-girls-at-a-country-club mood does eventually turn darker, but the musical, like some other works of art about mental illness, often falls into the trap of romanticizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Sir Fig Newton wore every sign of this illness.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas