sick

Example Sentences

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She had strong opinions about Hemingway: “Those big tough guys are so sick, they aren’t even all that tough. … They always want to kill something to prove themselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

And he puts his money where his mouth is, with the Mohamed Salah Charity Foundation, in Nagrig, helping orphans, divorced and widowed women, the poor and sick.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“I wonder every day how this will end, and at the same time I’m sick of talking about it,” he explained.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

A 59-year-old Congolese man arrived by bus before falling sick, according to Diana Atwine, permanent secretary at the Ugandan Ministry of Health.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Ba didn’t know that Mr. Lew would get sick and that we’d have to close the shop,” I pointed out.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu