feel sick

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US : to feel ill

: to feel like vomiting

After eating a whole plate of cookies, I felt sick.

US : to feel very upset

I feel sick about what happened.

Examples of feel sick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Being injected with endotoxin, which may have come from environmental contamination during manufacturing, can make people feel sick. —

Liz Szabo, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024 People who feel sick might test negative over the first or second days of symptoms, but may end up testing positive later on. —

Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024 Most of the time, pregnant women who are infected with listeriosis don't feel sick. —

Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 July 2024 Anyone who has been working with dairy cows and begins to feel sick with possible avian flu symptoms should call the CDPHE at 303-692-2700 during the day or 303-370-9395 after hours. —

Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for feel sick

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