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 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 Washington — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's sentencing hearing, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, has been delayed due to the judge being out sick, a U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson said. Robert Legare, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023 An entire surgical team in his orbit was out sick with COVID this week. Helena Oliviero, ajc, 24 Aug. 2023

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“Out sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20sick. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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