sickening

Example Sentences

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There is something profoundly sickening in the way this war with Iran is being discussed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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

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

It looks nice, normal, and as I watch them I have a sickening feeling that Scott and I will not bring our daughter here to play.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins