out sick

idiom

US
: not at work because one is sick
She has been out sick all week.

Examples of out sick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Appropriate, starring Tony winner Sarah Paulson, saw a drop in attendance with Paulson out sick for four performances; the Best Revival/Play was at 81% of capacity at the Belasco, down from 93% the previous week. Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2024 The tasks of her new post will include overseeing the agency’s buildings, its transportation fleet, and its health management — which includes keeping track of officers who are out sick, the department said. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024 The idea was to build enough bandwidth to deal with surges, even during times of the year when staff tend to be out sick. Megan Molteni, STAT, 12 June 2024 With three players out sick and coach Stephen Turner also absent, the Eagles stepped up against the biggest threat to their county supremacy. Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out sick 

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“Out sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20sick. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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