sicken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become sick.
sickened
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past participleof sicken.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sicken.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sickenverb (used with or without object)to make or become sick.
Example Sentences
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The blazes in Indonesia have burned through hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and plantations, sickened local residents and sent thick haze across the region.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The latest news about the health scare, which sickened 12,000 people and was linked to two deaths, is relevant for U.S. corporate leaders—and retail and restaurant companies, specifically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Nearly 13,000 people across 21 states had been sickened, 570 hospitalized and two had died after an outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The massive diarrhea-causing parasitic outbreak that sickened tens of thousands of people across 21 states over the summer has ended, though officials continue to investigate the cause of contamination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yes, he hated the thought of being a scythe—it sickened him—but what sickened him more was the thought of just about anyone else he knew doing it.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
