out sick

idiom

US
: not at work because one is sick
She has been out sick all week.

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Jokic was out sick for the second consecutive night. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2025 But the special prosecutor in the case, Kenneth Mello — who was out sick and in the hospital on Friday according to his fill-in, Fall River attorney Robert Novack — accuses Kearney of going too far. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2024 On the flip side, running back Justice Hill (concussion protocol) and wide receiver Nelson Agholor (illness) were both full participants after Hill was limited a day earlier and Agholor was out sick. Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024 Washington was also playing short a regular with defenseman Rasmus Sandin out sick. Stephen Whyno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out sick 

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“Out sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20sick. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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