sickening

Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Bradley described PR content and celebrity skits one day after the consultation closed as "honestly sickening."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

By sickening contrast, Nadja Spiegelman, an editor at the Times, and Jia Tolentino, a writer for the New Yorker, giggled their way through an interview with Mr. Piker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A major investigation has been launched into the "sickening" large-scale dumping of waste at a protected site in Leicestershire.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A sickening stench huffed at him from the earth’s open jaws.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis