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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About 70 people have been sickened by bird flu, mainly poultry and dairy workers, CDC data shows.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
So far there have been no children sickened in connection to the recall, the federal agency is reporting.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of millions of people will be sickened by polio infections over the next decade, with an additional 200,000 people paralyzed by polio.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The federal health agency estimates that 3 to 4 million in the U.S. were sickened by measles every year, about 48,000 were hospitalized and about 400 to 500 people died.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
So far there have been no children sickened in connection to the recall, the federal agency is reporting.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of millions of people will be sickened by polio infections over the next decade, with an additional 200,000 people paralyzed by polio.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The federal health agency estimates that 3 to 4 million in the U.S. were sickened by measles every year, about 48,000 were hospitalized and about 400 to 500 people died.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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