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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.
Recent Examples of sicken from the Web
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Nine people in eight states appear to have been sickened by their pet guinea pigs.
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But their son was done with secrets, and the pretending that sickened him in those dark days after puberty hit.
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Five people sickened in the current outbreak have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
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As more sheep sickened and died, spokespeople for the Dugway facility denied testing any weapons in the days before the die-off.
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About how the Truvada’s side effects depleted and sickened me.
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What has surprised/sickened you the most as reality and your fiction have dovetailed?
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What has surprised/sickened you the most as reality and your fiction have dovetailed?
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Until now, the outbreaks have been in remote regions and affected usually fewer than 100 people, although a 1995 outbreak sickened 315 people and killed 250 of them and the first outbreak, in 1976, affected 318 people and killed 280.
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First Known Use of sicken
13th century
sicken Synonyms
Near Antonyms
allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm, draw, enchant, entice, fascinate, lure, pull, seduce, tempt;
delight, gratify, please, rejoice, tickle;
Phrases
turn one's stomach;
SICKEN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of sicken for English Language Learners
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: to become sick or to cause (someone) to become sick
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: to cause (someone) to feel disgusted or angry
SICKEN Defined for Kids
Definition of sicken for Students
sickened;
sickening
1
: to make or become sick or ill
- Many of the colonists sickened on the long voyage.
2
: to cause to feel disgusted or angry
- We were sickened by his cruelty.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of sicken
: to make sick
: to become sick
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