sickbed
Americannoun
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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
"It was a paradox to describe it as a sickbed; it was filthy and full of lice," then-prisoner Kristian Ottosen wrote in his diary.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023
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
On 1 December 1945, the victims’ funeral took place at Wasserhorst cemetery in Blockland – without my grandfather, who couldn’t leave his sickbed.
From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2020
Sometimes she did a hopping little dance around the sickbed.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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