sickening

Example Sentences

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In fact, such a thing had been in the works since the 1950s, but instead of hurrying to get them assembly-line ready as L.A. was sickening with smog, Detroit just made bigger, filthier cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"I've seen the video from several angles and it's sickening," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” they said in a statement to local media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

"Minnesota has had it. This is sickening," he said on X.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

With Eilonwy beside him, he continued gingerly, setting each foot carefully, remembering the sudden, sickening fall that had brought him there in the first place.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander