sickened
Example Sentences
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Nearly 13,000 people across 21 states had been sickened, 570 hospitalized and two had died after an outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
An unusually large flare-up of cyclosporiasis, a food-borne illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, has sickened more than 10,000 people, according to the CDC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Although Lucretia felt much better since malaria had sickened her about six weeks earlier, she was still too weak to join them.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
