sickness

Example Sentences

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She is traveling by train to an unnamed city for a book festival, where she will be expected to speak with authority about the war—an assumed connection that fills her with sickness and shame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Shankland got over his sickness in double-quick time.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The findings showed that GLP-1 medications, especially semaglutide, were associated with fewer psychiatric-related hospital visits and reduced sickness absence.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Those prone to motion sickness — and I am one of them — likely need not be too concerned here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Tsetse flies carried a sickness that killed cattle, horses, pigs, goats, and donkeys.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer