sicken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become sick.
has sickened
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present perfectof sicken (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The salmonella outbreak overlaps with the nation’s largest-ever cyclospora outbreak, tied to shredded iceberg lettuce, that has sickened thousands of people over the past several weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
A cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has sickened thousands across multiple states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
There is no evidence that his, or any of the nation’s homegrown lettuce, was infected with the parasite behind an illness outbreak that has sickened thousands of people so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In last Friday’s newsletter, we told you about a foodborne parasitic outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across several states.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
A physician has now been discovered for the treasury which has sickened under the infallibility affair.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger
