sick
Example Sentences
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Tedros said the WHO had suspended medical evacuations of sick and wounded Palestinians from Gaza via Rafah to Egypt until further notice.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“We have to find that leaker because that is a sick person,” Trump said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
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
He said bipolar disorder meant when "you're manic, you don't think you're sick" and that he had "lost touch with reality".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
She makes her way along our row and by the time she gets to me I’m ready to cry off sick with a tummy bug.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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