physically ill

idiom

US
: nauseated
The sight made her physically ill.

Examples of physically ill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He’s even become physically ill due to stress and depression, the shelter said. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024 When a student is physically ill or injured, they are given time away from the classroom to get better. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 Kristin stared at the table, looking physically ill. Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023 People in this group go out of their way to obtain their favorite foods and often eat to the point of feeling physically ill. Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023 Jurors saw a memo describing how Hickman had become physically ill after a meeting in which Tolefree would not leave the door open. John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2023 Watching Daniels squirm in a replica chair at a replica table in a replica of the White House Green Room opposite Brendan Gleeson’s Trump, Comey began to feel physically ill. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2020 He’s become physically ill from the encounters, or shuts down completely. Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022 Court documents said when five people entered the residence in May to get the cats, some became physically ill because of the smell. Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021

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“Physically ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physically%20ill. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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