How to Use "Sick" with Example Sentences

sick (adj): not feeling well; physically or mentally ill; annoyed or irritated

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Used with verbs:

"John is sick today."
(be: is/am/are, looks, feels, seems, appears, sounds)

"She became sick after eating spoiled food."
(became, got)

"I am getting sick of all these delays."
(be + getting)

"You make me sick with your awful jokes."
(make)

Used with adverbs:

"My grandma is extremely sick."
(extremely, seriously, terribly, awfully, very)

"The man is mentally sick."
(mentally, physically)

Used with prepositions:

"They got sick from eating undercooked chicken."
(from)

"She was sick with the flu."
(with)

"John is sick of listening to her complain."
(of)