under the weather
Example Sentences
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It was wilting under the weather and the weight of a team from Iowa.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025
"I felt a bit under the weather, but I was still going about my daily life," she said.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
She returned to public duties last week, but is understood to still be under the weather after a busy week of engagements.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024
I kept an open mind, thinking maybe he really was just under the weather that night but it had opened the floodgates of concerns that had been out there for a while.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024
Ethel filled in for the regular teacher when she was under the weather.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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