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.
Recent Examples on the WebTen weeks after government scientists discovered that H5N1 bird flu was sickening dairy cattle in the United States, many of the mysteries surrounding what is happening on affected farms remain just that.—Helen Branswell, STAT, 5 June 2024 So far, three farmworkers have been sickened in the U.S., one in Texas and two in Michigan.—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 June 2024 Schoolchildren sickened by cloud of tear gas in police training mishap.—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 Two farmworkers at dairies in Michigan and Texas were sickened by bird flu this spring.—Josh Funk, Fortune, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sicken
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