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
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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
The actor was filming an episode of the final season of “The Crown” in which her character, Princess Margaret, is visited at her sickbed by her older sister Elizabeth, played by Imelda Staunton.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
"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
I’ve been the one in that sickbed, and I’ve also done some time sitting beside it.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
While the house was being built, they erected a shelter of wooden planks with a zinc roof, where they settled Esteban in his sickbed.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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
Two legislators from Kohl's Christian Democratic Party were roused from sickbeds, and another rushed into the Parliament chambers just two minutes before the voting closed, apparently having overslept.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gosden and Correll have broadcast twice from sickbeds, once from a booth at the Chicago Stadium when they were attending a prizefight.
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
One can understand better such sayings as "Faithful unto Death" when you watch those around sickbeds here in camp.
From Woman's Endurance by A. D (August D.) Luckhoff
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