sick person
Example Sentences
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I was nervous that he would have trepidations — ‘Oh, I’ve got this sick person on set.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Not only are fevers a sign of an active infection, they also can signal the sick person is shedding virus.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Kissing doesn’t seem to have played a major role in these beliefs, though it is entirely possible that one avoided kissing a sick person.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2023
"She's a liar and she's a sick person in my opinion, really sick. Something wrong with her."
From Salon ● May 6, 2023
Mrs. Avery down the street kept saying, “Now don’t y’all git your hopes up too much. I seen it many a time—a sick person gits better just fore they go’n die.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
