sickened

Example Sentences

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That outbreak sickened at least 28,616 people and killed another 11,310; it was of concern because it impacted highly mobile groups of people.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

The latest outbreak, which has killed three people and sickened five others, adds increased urgency to those efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Examples include people being sickened with, and dying from, rat-borne diseases such as leptospirosis after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He clenched his teeth, sickened by what he’d almost done.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer