under the weather
Example Sentences
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I could tell she was feeling a little under the weather that day but she didn’t ask for any special treatment, and kindly and happily took direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
LIV said it was because of illness and he had been "feeling under the weather all week".
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
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
The pope has been under the weather for several days.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
To be honest, the boss was a little pooped; a bit under the weather; unhappy, and baffled too; call it at loose ends.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
