sicken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become sick.
sickened
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past participleof sicken.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sicken.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sickenverb (used with or without object)to make or become sick.
Example Sentences
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The blazes in Indonesia have burned through hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and plantations, sickened local residents and sent thick haze across the region.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The smell sickened response workers who had to take breaks outside, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
As the days went on, the smell worsened, drawing swarms of flies and rats to the neighborhood, where they pestered and sickened locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Nearly 13,000 people across 21 states had been sickened, 570 hospitalized and two had died after an outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Thomas was sickened to the verge of throwing up.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
