Synonyms of sicken
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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According to Georgia investigators, White had been suicidal, and believed that COVID‑19 vaccines were part of a conspiracy to sicken him and other Americans.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In the past three months, California has seen a sudden uptick in the number of people becoming sickened and dying after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms found in the wild.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Samoan officials later said Kennedy’s trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
An outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border that began in August of last year is ongoing and has sickened nearly 240 people in Arizona, according to the state's health department.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In the past three months, California has seen a sudden uptick in the number of people becoming sickened and dying after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms found in the wild.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Samoan officials later said Kennedy’s trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
An outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border that began in August of last year is ongoing and has sickened nearly 240 people in Arizona, according to the state's health department.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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