Example Sentences

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She’s had panic attacks and has fainted at work.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024

"One child has fainted due to heat and fear," Khattak said.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

Navarro is caring for him — he receives dialysis three times a week and has fainted while climbing the stairs — and she has not been able to return to work.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

Which is to say, don't let me — a stranger who has fainted twice while donating blood — sway you from getting the ol' snip.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

“She has fainted, poor child!” she said, quietly, divining that the girl’s insensibility was not serious.

From The Spell by Orcutt, William Dana