How to Use sick in a Sentence

sick

adjective
  • She is sick with the flu.
  • I'm too sick to go to work.
  • She has been on the sick list all week.
  • The medicine just made me sicker.
  • He is at home sick in bed.
  • The way they treat people makes me sick.
  • My poor rosebush looks sick.
  • The sickest patients are in intensive care.
  • Wait, does this score have any sick bass lines?
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Sarah, a mom of four, was the first to get sick.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Old and sick, starved to death in Gaza.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Busch had been sick in recent weeks.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
  • Lots of people called out sick.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Most people have called in sick at least once.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Some people get sick at no fault of their own.
    — Bydr. Marita Kinney, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Didn’t ever call in sick or come in late.
    — Jasmin 'iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Soon, one-third of the student body was out sick.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Now, the fear is getting sick or stuck far from home.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Since their father got sick, things have been more strained.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And Julie was even sick during this.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Or, like Quinto, who got sick at work.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Cameron Collins was sick of Joe Biden.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • No one gets sick or scared or spun around or soaking wet or brought on stage.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
  • This is a sick puppy who will do…anything.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
  • No one has been reported sick so far.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • And those who drop their insurance might still get sick.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Children are more likely to get sick from the flu than adults.
    — Koko Nakajima, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But the side effects may include less care for sick kids.
    — Phil Galewitz, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
  • No one wants to get lice or become sick from a haircut or shave.
    — Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • How many people on cruise are sick from hantavirus?
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 May 2026

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