We don’t want to see our clients get sick or die in prison, totally cut off from their loved ones.
Federal Jail Downtown Now Has One of the Country’s Worst COVID Outbreaks|Maya Srikrishnan|September 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Many students worry about family or friends who may get sick, Sana notes.
Top 10 tips on how to study smarter, not longer|Kathiann Kowalski|September 9, 2020|Science News For Students
She said that it’s too early to determine the sick participant’s specific diagnosis.
Some scientists downplay significance of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial halt|Claire Zillman, reporter|September 9, 2020|Fortune
That, in turn, cuts the risk someone will encounter enough virus to make them sick.
Here’s how COVID-19 is changing classes this year|Bethany Brookshire|September 8, 2020|Science News For Students
And, he said, the tests can act as an early warning system by alerting officials that people in a community like a dorm are infected a week before they might become sick enough to seek tests on their own.
A New Kind of College Exam: UCSD Is Testing Sewage for COVID-19|Randy Dotinga|September 7, 2020|Voice of San Diego
And not just sick in the body but in your mind, because you start obsessing.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I was sick in street gutters, onto my desk, at dinners with friends.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We are the sick ones who torment trans people every day of their lives.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It happens, of course, but the less time a person is sick, the better their chances of recovery.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If she is sick or has an emergency, she forfeits any pay for that day.
Care Providers Fight for $15 and a Union|Jasmin Almodovar, Shirley Thompson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Besides, it is needful to remember what star and what sign of the Zodiac rules the sick person.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
"To-morrow I will bring it to you," said the songstress, who knew the whims of the sick woman.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
To-morrow it's going forward to the sick men in the forecastle.
For Jacinta|Harold Bindloss
One evening the pastor, on his way from visiting a sick person, called in at Hans' house, and sat by the fire to warm himself.
The German Lieutenant and Other Stories|August Strindberg
I wondered how Ayesha knew that Inez was sick, but being too tired to ask questions, merely bade him lead on.
She and Allan|H. Rider Haggard
British Dictionary definitions for sick (1 of 2)
sick1
/ (sɪk) /
adjective
inclined or likely to vomit
suffering from ill health
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the sick
of, relating to, or used by people who are unwellsick benefits
(in combination)sickroom
deeply affected with a mental or spiritual feeling akin to physical sicknesssick at heart
mentally, psychologically, or spiritually disturbed
informaldelighting in or catering for the macabre or sadistic; morbidsick humour
Also: sick and tired(often foll by of)informaldisgusted or weary, esp because satiatedI am sick of his everlasting laughter
(often foll by for)weary with longing; piningI am sick for my own country
pallid or sickly
not in working order
(of land) unfit for the adequate production of certain crops
look sickslangto be outclassed
noun, verb
an informal word for vomit
See also sick-out
Derived forms of sick
sickish, adjective
Word Origin for sick
Old English sēoc; related to Old Norse skjūkr, Gothic siuks, Old High German sioh
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