out sick

idiom

US
: not at work because one is sick
She has been out sick all week.

Examples of out sick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Anello, who was named superintendent in 2016, was not at the meeting and reportedly has been out sick since a few days after news reports surfaced in mid-April about AUSD’s handling of hostile work environment complaints about the head of district maintenance, facilities and operations. Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024 Gary manned the window on days when both Marla and Alondra were off or out sick. Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 If the regulatory molecular interactions are loose and rather unspecific, however, there is useful slack in the system — just as a committee can generally come to a good decision even if one of its members is out sick. Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024 With his team depleted with several players out sick and another suffering an injury during pregame warmups, Adames’ breakout performance was just what Urban and the Owls needed. Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024 The delay, Ryder said, was because Austin’s chief of staff was out sick with the flu. Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024 The Trojans were already short-handed with starting forward Rayah Marshall and reserve guard Dominique Darius out sick. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023 Pulaski County Circuit Judge Karen Whatley, who was scheduled to hear the case Thursday afternoon, was out sick. Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023 First baseman Brandon Belt was out sick, while third baseman Matt Chapman and catcher Danny Jansen are each injured. Janie McCauley, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023

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“Out sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20sick. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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