sicken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become sick.
have sickened
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present perfectof sicken.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 outbreak, which is believed to have sickened more than 18,000 people and been linked to the deaths of two, continues to spread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The health secretary has faced criticism over his response to measles outbreaks across the country, which have sickened over 250 people.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
The virus is suspected to have sickened more than 100 students at a Phoenix elementary school and has prompted a school closure in Livonia, Mich., a suburb of Detroit.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023
Besides, it would have sickened her to do so!
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Émile Zola
