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 on the WebIn early March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a bird flu strain that had sickened millions of birds across the U.S. was identified in several mammals this year.—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 May 2024 Harmful new forms of Streptococcus suis, bacteria that can sicken both pigs and humans, have emerged through a similar process.—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 20 May 2024 Many are located in and around communities where residents have been sickened by their toxic emissions.—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 He's seen the scores of New Mexicans and tribal members sickened since Trinity, the code name for the first nuclear test in 1945.—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sicken
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