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 two months, 111 people have been sickened by the vaccine-preventable virus.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Cats, too, can get sickened by eating mistletoe, and like with dogs, the European variety is especially dangerous, says Penn State.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
An outbreak of mushroom poisoning that left one person dead and sickened 20 others has prompted an advisory from the California Département of Public Health (CDPH) warning foragers in the Golden State about the risk of consuming wild mushrooms.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The most recent outbreak occurred during a sailing on Oceania Cruises’ Insignia ship in October, during which more than 70 people were sickened on the 11-day voyage.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Cats, too, can get sickened by eating mistletoe, and like with dogs, the European variety is especially dangerous, says Penn State.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
An outbreak of mushroom poisoning that left one person dead and sickened 20 others has prompted an advisory from the California Département of Public Health (CDPH) warning foragers in the Golden State about the risk of consuming wild mushrooms.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The most recent outbreak occurred during a sailing on Oceania Cruises’ Insignia ship in October, during which more than 70 people were sickened on the 11-day voyage.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sicken
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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