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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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Hundreds of people died and more than 3,000 have been sickened from asbestos exposure in the Libby area, according to researchers and health officials.
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Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
The sum of chronically ill includes the millions of Americans estimated to be newly sickened by long Covid, as well as others who have been sick for years.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
Teamsters Local 911, the union representing the department’s inspectors, says the long-simmering internal dysfunction threatens both employees and the eating public — who expect to enjoy their food, not be sickened by it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But that was before a different catastrophe hit: the hepatitis A outbreak that killed 20 people and sickened nearly 600.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
In 2019, the state eliminated religious and other nonmedical exemptions to vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, following a series of major measles outbreaks that sickened more than 1,100 people.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
Related article Nearly 140 people on cruise ship Queen Victoria sickened with gastrointestinal illness
As the ship’s fire response team worked to extinguish the blaze, the cruise’s captain turned the ship toward an area of heavy rain to help put out the flames, the release states.
—David Williams, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Dairy products made by Rizo Lopez Foods are the source of the listeria outbreak that has killed two people and sickened more than two dozen since 2014, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jonel Aleccia, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Read Next California Toxic algae is sickening hundreds of dolphins, sea lions.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
The sum of chronically ill includes the millions of Americans estimated to be newly sickened by long Covid, as well as others who have been sick for years.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
Teamsters Local 911, the union representing the department’s inspectors, says the long-simmering internal dysfunction threatens both employees and the eating public — who expect to enjoy their food, not be sickened by it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But that was before a different catastrophe hit: the hepatitis A outbreak that killed 20 people and sickened nearly 600.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
In 2019, the state eliminated religious and other nonmedical exemptions to vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, following a series of major measles outbreaks that sickened more than 1,100 people.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
Related article Nearly 140 people on cruise ship Queen Victoria sickened with gastrointestinal illness
As the ship’s fire response team worked to extinguish the blaze, the cruise’s captain turned the ship toward an area of heavy rain to help put out the flames, the release states.
—David Williams, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Dairy products made by Rizo Lopez Foods are the source of the listeria outbreak that has killed two people and sickened more than two dozen since 2014, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jonel Aleccia, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Read Next California Toxic algae is sickening hundreds of dolphins, sea lions.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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