feel sick
idiom
1
US
: to feel ill
2
: to feel like vomiting
After eating a whole plate of cookies, I felt sick.
3
US
: to feel very upset
I feel sick about what happened.
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Elsewhere on the internet, a person commenting on a People magazine story about Veach’s comments wondered when Kelce started to feel sick.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Most people feel sick for several weeks but usually recover with no lasting liver damage, according to the CDC.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
On the most essential level, polarization just makes people feel sick.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
However, most people infected with West Nile virus do not feel sick.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Sep. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Most people feel sick for several weeks but usually recover with no lasting liver damage, according to the CDC.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
On the most essential level, polarization just makes people feel sick.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
However, most people infected with West Nile virus do not feel sick.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Feel sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20sick. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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