Example Sentences

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It's not so simple for Kostiantyn Kosik, who is on medication for his tics, faintness and migraines.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Pregnant women experienced sleeplessness, racing hearts, and faintness, and described their bodies as “boiling” or “on fire.”

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023

Those who have experienced hunger or faintness after skipping some meals are experiencing the effects of a high carb diet, as exemplified by this absurd breakfast; their metabolism has adjusted to draw on glycogen reserves.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017

He also found that the numbers of galaxies increase with faintness, as we would expect if the density of galaxies is about the same at all distances from us.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

What is harder for the nonpoor to see is poverty as acute distress: The lunch that consists of Doritos or hot dog rolls, leading to faintness before the end of the shift.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich