Examples of sicken in a Sentence
Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.
The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.
We were sickened by the reports of violence.
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Recognizing key signs of the illness is especially pertinent right now: A measles outbreak spanning neighboring counties in Texas and New Mexico has sickened more than 120 people as of the time this story was published (up from around 20 cases earlier this month) and killed one child.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
The outbreak has sickened nearly 40 people, and 12 have died of listeria infection.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The avian flu strain H5N1, first identified in the U.S. in late 2021, has sickened more than 65 people over the past year and led to the death of one Louisiana resident in January.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to dismiss a rare measles outbreak that has killed a child in Texas and sickened more than 120 people.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
The outbreak has sickened nearly 40 people, and 12 have died of listeria infection.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The avian flu strain H5N1, first identified in the U.S. in late 2021, has sickened more than 65 people over the past year and led to the death of one Louisiana resident in January.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to dismiss a rare measles outbreak that has killed a child in Texas and sickened more than 120 people.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sicken
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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