1
a
: ill health : illness
b
: a disordered, weakened, or unsound condition
2
: a specific disease
3
: nausea, queasiness
Examples of sickness in a Sentence
He died from an unknown sickness.
she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life
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How does sickness affect the formation and maintenance of their social relationships?
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Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
And her daughter, my mother, who was also a terribly strong woman, who had sickness.
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Experts say similar signs were scribed into churches and homes, as well as other caves, and were used to ward off sickness, death or poor harvests.
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Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
And her daughter, my mother, who was also a terribly strong woman, who had sickness.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Experts say similar signs were scribed into churches and homes, as well as other caves, and were used to ward off sickness, death or poor harvests.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
There is rampant spiritual sickness pervading the West, and what is called luxury, in every area of life, seems to soothe its symptoms.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sickness
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“Sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickness. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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sickness
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sick·ness
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