Example Sentences

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Soon afterward, Gastfriend wrote, he must have fainted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

In the footage, one woman appears to have fainted.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

"The situation often involves families arriving with children so weak that they have fainted in their parents' arms," said International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies representative Hicham Diab.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023

“Thank goodness for shake alert! I’d have fainted otherwise! 8+ second warning of severe shaking,” said one Twitter user.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022

“I’d have fainted dead of fright, right then and there. One quick tiger snack—that’s me.”

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins