How to Use sick day in a Sentence

sick day

noun
  • Full sick day from school vibes.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And as the world found out last year, that guy can take a sick day.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Take a sick day to lie in bed and care for ourselves?
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The broth is salty in the way of a chicken soup that soothed a sick day.
    — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 22 May 2018
  • Any one of these matches might be reason enough for a sick day.
    — Matthew Futterman, WSJ, 10 July 2017
  • Those days can be used in lieu of sick days for folks who aren’t able to work in light of the virus.
    — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Cicih faked a doctor’s letter, got a sick day and took a class.
    — Matthew Kish, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Looking for a reason to take a sick day (or a way to make some extra cash)?
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • In a rideshare, these people have no health care, no vacation or sick days.
    — Claire Ballentine, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • If that’s not an option, workers may need to take sick days or even unpaid time off.
    — Los Angeles Times, oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Hancock, who hadn't used a single sick day in a decade, also missed three months of work.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Amazon warehouse workers afraid to go to the bathroom or take a sick day.
    — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, 2 July 2018
  • Think about where screens are a good fit, such as during travel, on sick days, or on the weekends.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Even if you get paid when absent, your sick days are likely limited.
    — Sarah O'Brien, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Many people can’t afford a sick day and cringe at losing income!
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • For many workers, the risk of taking a sick day and losing wages isn’t an option.
    — Cheryl Smith, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Soup is easy and versatile, from chicken noodle soup for a sick day to chili for game days.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Soup is easy and versatile, from chicken noodle soup for a sick day to chili for game days.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The pandemic might have killed the sick day, but the mental-health day is thriving.
    — Alex Janin, WSJ, 11 May 2022
  • Open offices lead to more distractions, higher stress and more sick days.
    — Adam Felson, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Reinhart made the most of a sick day by taking fans through her entire skin and hair care routine.
    — Allure, 25 Oct. 2017
  • In many cases, this can be considered a sick day for the parent as well and can be paid leave.
    — Jade Ventoniemi, Contributor, CNBC, 27 July 2024
  • Reinhart made the most of a sick day by taking fans through her entire skin care and hair care routine.
    — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2017
  • My dad retired from the government and got paid for about a million unused sick days.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2020
  • She was stymied by everything from email etiquette to how to enter a sick day into the system.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The best part of a sick day is this deliciously complex chicken noodle soup.
    — Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Teachers and students plan to return on Wednesday, and some plan to use their sick days to keep protesting.
    — Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Take a vacation or sick day and follow someone around to get a feel for the day-to-day activities.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 6 June 2021
  • The board also approved a request to allow teachers to donate sick days to each other.
    — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Beyond that, look at the number of vacation and sick days offered as well as the amount of travel required.
    — Keihin North America, Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2019

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