sicken

Example Sentences

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The problem with this line is that unvaccinated children can sicken infants and immuno-compromised children who can’t be inoculated, leaving some disabled or worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Scotland driving at Greece's heart in a bid to sicken them again after sickening them at Hampden earlier in the group.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

One would think the viruses and bacteria that have tormented humanity since time immemorial would never find a friend in the species — human beings — they so routinely sicken and kill.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

“There are times, sugah, when you sicken me.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy