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Recent Examples of unwell For every case such as Tomasini’s, there are several more in which people who advocates believe pose no threat to the public are unwell and kept behind bars, said Su Kim, senior policy manager for Uncommon Law, an organization that supports prisoners and sponsored AB 960. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025 On Sunday afternoon, Assad complained to his security about feeling unwell, having trouble breathing, and asked for medical help. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 Her actions — which have been linked to her alarmist obsession with the eclipse — raise a question: How could someone so trusted, respected and concerned for the spiritual well-being of others have been so unwell herself? Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Although he was named in the starting XI, Mings had been feeling unwell all day and in the warm-up, accepted a sickness bug had got the better of him. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unwell 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwell
Adjective
  • And in one case, a person got it from handling sick and or dead birds in a backyard flock.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Dairy farmers with infected herds reported large die-offs of wild birds near their farms before their cows got sick, according to the USDA.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
Adjective
  • Despite being the first state in the country with a dedicated hospice facility, Connecticut is the only of these three states without robust infrastructure to support seriously ill children and families in their homes.
    Elizabeth Broden, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
  • And while most people will make a full recovery after falling ill from Bacillus cereus — or not even become ill in the first place when exposed to a small amount — the bacteria can be deadly to vulnerable populations like young children and the elderly as well as those who are immunocompromised.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The weather was bad enough that MassDOT dropped the speed limit on the pike and forbid tandem trucks from the road.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
  • There have been worse trades than the one that sent Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, along with Max Christie and a future first-round draft pick.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025

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“Unwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwell. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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