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sick as a dog









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Scott: Keith woke up the day that people are coming in, Sunday morning, and he is sick as a dog.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

“You can’t sit home,” he said in Indianola, adding jokingly, “If you’re sick as a dog … even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2024

“If you’re sick as a dog, you say, ‘Darling, I gotta make it.’

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2024

He also would be as sick as a dog the next day.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2013

I was ashamed and sick—oh, sick as a dog!

From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan




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