be sick
Example Sentences
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Sinner has played a lot of tennis over the past three months and appeared to be sick on court during his titanic battle with Medvedev.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
“The Nation may be sick unto speedy death & past help,” he wrote as the proclamation went into effect in January 1863, “but if so, it’s last great Act is one of Repentance & Restitution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
And if I hadn’t asked the internet, would I still be sick?
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
They may be sick of him, but they sure know how to manipulate him.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
“Come on. You’ll distract me from my nausea and then I won’t be sick on you. It’ll be a win all around.”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
