sic
Example Sentences
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The sic of it all is worth a little attention.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025
Why someone doesn’t sic HR on him is beyond me.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022
Max doesn't sic goblins on his little sister but he does drag her along on his quest to impress Allison and banish the risen Sanderson sisters.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2022
Sometimes, with fiction, it’s sic biscuitus disintegratum — that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2021
“Ye must forget sic things. Ye maun summon up your powers to what is difficult. Will ye do that?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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