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

"It was sickening how into it they were," he said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

From around the maid’s aproned skirts there appeared a single cat’s eye, a sickening yellow.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck