get sick
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Also, . Become ill, as in It's just my luck to get sick on vacation , or When was she taken ill? [Ninth century]
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Become disgusted, as in We got sick as we learned how much money was wasted , or I get sick when I hear about his debts . [Early 1500s] Also see make one sick .
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Also, get sick to one's stomach ; be sick . Become nauseated, vomit, as in If you eat any more candy you'll get sick , or Sick to her stomach every morning? She must be pregnant . [Early 1600s]
Example Sentences
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People would have floor parties, get sick on the elevator, or they would break the elevator.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Here’s how I see it: You are probably more likely to get sick on a cruise than on many other kinds of holidays.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
"Nobody chooses to get sick, much less infect others, much less lose a mother."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The first person to get sick was a 70-year-old Dutch man, who became ill April 6 and died April 11 on board the ship, according to health officials.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
He’d poke me in the shoulder and say those same words I’d fed to him whenever he’d get sick of his shots missing the basket.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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