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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Fresh & Ready Foods is voluntarily recalling numerous products, after at least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to its ready-to-eat food products, federal officials said.—CBS News, 13 May 2025 Climate change could fuel the spread of a fungus that can sicken and even kill people, as well as threaten crops, according to a study posted on the preprint server Research Square.—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2025 The outbreak — which killed one person and sickened at least 88 more — was linked to romaine lettuce and spanned at least 15 states, including Missouri and Indiana.—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 The outbreak sickened more than 700 people and resulted in the deaths of four children.—Casey Luc, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sicken
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