out sick

idiom

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

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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 The musical had some bad first-week luck, though, with one of the three leads, Megan Hilty, out sick for three performances (with one of the performances canceled altogether and the other two saved by understudy Kaleigh Cronin). Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024 Some other figures of note for the week ending September 29: Covid struck The Roommate again, this time hitting Patti LuPone (her costar Mia Farrow was out sick a couple weeks ago). Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 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 18 Dec. 2024.

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