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Examples of sicken in a Sentence
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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As residents of Imperial Beach, they were used to treating surfers at the South Bay Urgent Care Center sickened by E. coli and other bacteria after defying beach advisories to stay out of the water.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The Missouri patient was the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune Well, 12 Sep. 2024
This is the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows, after infecting wild birds and mammals worldwide.
—CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
State public health officials haven't determined how Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 circulating in infected herds sickened six domestic cats, including two indoor cats, raising questions for some about how the virus spreads and infects different animals.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The Missouri patient was the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune Well, 12 Sep. 2024
This is the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows, after infecting wild birds and mammals worldwide.
—CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
State public health officials haven't determined how Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 circulating in infected herds sickened six domestic cats, including two indoor cats, raising questions for some about how the virus spreads and infects different animals.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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