Synonyms of sicken
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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The trial over visitation and grandparents' rights began in October 2025 and has made headlines with Scott claiming his late wife's parents are largely responsible for his wife's death and for gross medical misconduct that sickened his daughter. —
Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Those pelican numbers were very high because of a toxic algae bloom off Southern California that sickened the birds with domoic acid poisoning. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 California imposed rigorous vaccination rules for measles following a 2014 outbreak linked to Disneyland that sickened 131 California residents, according to the California Department of Public Health. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026 People all over the globe were in disbelief that a man could perpetuate a campaign of drugging and raping his wife without her knowledge, and even more sickened that dozens of men joined him in his crimes. —Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sicken
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Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Those pelican numbers were very high because of a toxic algae bloom off Southern California that sickened the birds with domoic acid poisoning. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 California imposed rigorous vaccination rules for measles following a 2014 outbreak linked to Disneyland that sickened 131 California residents, according to the California Department of Public Health. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026 People all over the globe were in disbelief that a man could perpetuate a campaign of drugging and raping his wife without her knowledge, and even more sickened that dozens of men joined him in his crimes. —Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sicken
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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