How to Use terminally ill in a Sentence

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  • The story follows a terminally ill father who sets out to find the ideal home life for his son to live.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
  • Chaichi said the tour made a strong case for an early release process for terminally ill inmates.
    oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Mark MacDonald is on a mission to buy more time for his terminally ill wife.
    oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Bluestein said the amendment means that other terminally ill people in the Northeast can take advantage of the law.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 3 May 2023
  • Bluestein said the amendment means that other terminally ill people in the Northeast can take advantage of the law.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 3 May 2023
  • In the series, it was explained that the character was terminally ill and decided to die in a blaze of glory.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Enlarge / Eight terminally ill teens in hospice cope with their fate by telling scary stories in The Midnight Club.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Only to learn that Richard's father, Lord Brightlingsea, is terminally ill.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2023
  • More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: An abusive ex is terminally ill.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The dogs would be neutered and put up for adoption – but any that are terminally ill, infectious or aggressive would be killed.
    Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Rigney stars as Kevin, one of the terminally ill teen residents of Brightcliffe Hospice.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2022
  • There, he’s greeted by a smiling stranger, Josef (Duplass), who claims to be terminally ill and looking to make a video diary for his unborn child.
    A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
  • The relentless acts of retaliation could be explained away by the twin tragedies at the centre of the story: the rape and murder of a teenage girl, the suicide of a terminally ill cop.
    Hazlitt, 17 May 2023
  • Flanagan is also behind Midnight Club, based on the young adult book by Christopher Pike, about a group of terminally ill teens who make a secret pact.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Gere and Schrader have spent months working on makeup and lighting that will inform how the audience will view the terminally ill Fife.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
  • Just a few weeks after Alex Santos married the love of his life in his hospital room, the 25-year-old terminally ill cancer patient has died.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Her best friend’s terminally ill husband is about to be admitted to the same hospital where a friend of theirs was recently killed: bashed in the head with a heavy vase while resting in his room.
    Tom Nolan, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Many fear that the scope of legalised assisted dying would expand beyond the terminally ill, as has happened in Canada and the Netherlands.
    The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024
  • In 2007, the Today show reported after the fact that Reubens had taken a two years away from the spotlight and relocated to Florida to care of his terminally ill dad.
    Stephanie Webber, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • The title essay concerns the journey toward death of her terminally ill friend, Sooki.
    Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • But discussing it ahead of time can lessen some of the stress, should a situation arise when a partner gets sick and requires chronic care or becomes terminally ill, Rubin said.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 July 2024
  • One woman who knows that pain has begun helping others in a very special way: taking photos of terminally ill pets.
    Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Katie’s terminally ill father has died—physically—but his brain is making mischief on the web.
    WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Rask’s grandfather, Jon Ireland, was terminally ill and was being put on life support.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
  • Rask’s grandfather, Jon Ireland, was terminally ill and was being put on life support.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
  • Reporters found that, contrary to his assertions, most of the patients Kevorkian assisted had not been terminally ill, and fewer than half had complained of chronic pain.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
  • The two are heading to a birthday party for her terminally ill father Tona (Mateo García Elizondo), one which will likely be his last.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The law, also known as AB 960 or recall of sentence, applies to inmates who no longer pose a threat to public safety or are terminally ill, among other criteria.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The practice is often used by the elderly or the terminally ill, but is certainly not limited to those groups—everyone can benefit from a less messy home.
    Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2023
  • An emotional video of a herd of cows saying their last goodbyes to their terminally ill friend moments before it was euthanized has left internet users in tears.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024

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