How to Use sickness in a Sentence

sickness

noun
  • He died from an unknown sickness.
  • With the triple threat of flu, Covid-19 and RSV, get ready for more sickness.
    — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • As a way out of the waves of sickness and death that have come time and time again over the last 18 months.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The whole point of getting a fever is to slowly cook the sickness out of your body, killing off the pathogens in the process.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain.
    — Vulture, 20 July 2023
  • For 35 years, in sickness and in health, this has been a defining part of my life.
    — Hasit Shah, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Not long after, the horse stabled next to it came down with the same sickness.
    — John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
  • For the most unfortunate among us, the year has meant sickness, the death of a loved one or the loss of a job.
    — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
  • In Hasakah, hundreds of civilians are still camped out in a mosque, where the stench of fear and sickness fills the air.
    — Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The sickness was always the same, the farmworkers said.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Simply put, all of our stories end the same, with sickness and death.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
  • Even those who have sinned can rely on the Lord to guide them to heal in times of hardship and sickness.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 2 May 2022
  • The Sky swooned following the break for the summer Olympics, in large part due to sickness and injuries.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
  • In the hope of fending off sickness, her mother had her drink red wine—one small glass a day.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Look it up by your ZIP code Is 'eclipse sickness' real?
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Because as George kicked the sickness and breathed easier, his team has done the same.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Keanu Reeves pushed himself to the point of sickness in order to pull off intense stunts in John Wick.
    — Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.
    — Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Iris is still dealing with her time sickness, and Barry is not aware of that at this point.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • But the only surefire way to avoid sickness from airplane food is not to eat it.
    — Justin Klawans, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The sickness comes as O’Rourke was in the middle of a 49-day campaign that was supposed to take him to more than 65 counties in Texas.
    — Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Eberechi Eze has overcome sickness to be available to face Chelsea.
    — Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Nearby, a 3-year-old boy wailed between bouts of sickness and reached out for his aunt’s hand.
    — Natalie Kitroeff Adriana Zehbrauskas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
  • There was a weariness to Mare that went beyond fatigue to a deep soul-sickness.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022
  • Kaleb Brown played through sickness and added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Generals.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Nearby, a three-year-old boy wailed between bouts of sickness and reached out for his aunt’s hand.
    — Natalie Kitroeff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The mesh panel is a nice touch that lets your dog see out the front only, which can help prevent car sickness.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
  • This is the second show Aerosmith has cancelled this week due to Tyler’s sickness.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The result can be an increase in sickness among the surviving rats.
    — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The kid has worked hard for a long time, had a lot of setbacks with injuries and illnesses and sicknesses and things like that.
    — Cory Mull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

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