sick person
Example Sentences
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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
The inmate told inspectors the deputies had ignored their requests to help the sick person.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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
"They're moving a sick person and her health can deteriorate even more by moving her."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023
When a sick person was about to die, my mother could read the fact of it a year ahead of time on the daughters-in-law’s faces.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
