sickbed
Americannoun
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sickbeds
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sickbed
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at sick 1, bed
Example Sentences
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When the boy’s not looking, Jamie’s shoulders sag as he trudges up the stairs to Isla’s sickbed, showing us a hint of adult complexities he alone understands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
"I thought every time you catch an illness it's supposed to be a bit better each time?" was the message from his sickbed.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
People talk about the death of a mother, and there are scenes of her sickbed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
Ms. Githaiga watched from her sickbed as the news media showed health officials and fellow nurses and doctors receiving their shots.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
Dr. Slaughter came by the store from the sickbed about one o’clock.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun on Friday said the national government will concentrate its support to the region to ease a shortage in sickbeds, medical personnel and equipment.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2020
By horse & buggy he got around to miners' huts and farmers' sickbeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Baltimore reporters who rarely get a chance to interview Great Men on their Johns Hopkins sickbeds greedily scribbled their notes.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Detroit, two fliers arose from sickbeds to join in the rescue: Floyd Bennett and Bernt Balchen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just then I moved breathlessly in a horrid round of sickbeds, for the wave had reached its height; already it had swept seventeen of my flock out of time into eternity.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway
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