sick person
Example Sentences
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As Sylvia Karasu told me, losing your hair for a lot of us is a "marker of being a sick person".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The 2018-19 Andes virus outbreak in Argentina also showed that close contact is needed for transmission, including “being seated very close” to the sick person, Chin-Hong said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Additionally, “recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak,” the agency specified.
From Salon • Aug. 25, 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
When someone falls ill, the family throws out his belongings, puts the sick person on someone’s back or a wagon if the family is lucky enough to have one, and march on.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
