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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In 2025, an outbreak sickened more than 500 people in 48 states, with 125 people hospitalized and two deaths.
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Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Public health officials confirmed more than 650 cases in January alone, and the outbreak quickly eclipsed the 2025 outbreak in West Texas that sickened at least 762 people and killed two school-age children.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Over the past two winters, the flu sickened more people than Covid.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
That data also shows that the number of people sickened by tick bites has been steadily rising every year.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Public health officials confirmed more than 650 cases in January alone, and the outbreak quickly eclipsed the 2025 outbreak in West Texas that sickened at least 762 people and killed two school-age children.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Over the past two winters, the flu sickened more people than Covid.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
That data also shows that the number of people sickened by tick bites has been steadily rising every year.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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