desperately sick

Frequency: 6.47.2 per million words

extremely unwell

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Examples (20)

  • The child was desperately sick with a high fever.
  • The patient was desperately sick and required immediate medical attention.
  • He's in the ICU, desperately sick and fighting for his life.
  • After days of suffering, he was desperately sick with a rare tropical disease.
  • By the time they reached the clinic, she had become desperately sick.
  • She looked desperately sick, pale and weak, unable to stand.
  • I ate some bad seafood and was desperately sick all night.
  • The news of his sudden illness left his family desperately sick with worry.
  • The vet said our puppy was desperately sick, but there was still hope.
  • The old man had been desperately sick for weeks, barely able to eat.
  • Many soldiers in the trenches became desperately sick from the poor conditions.
  • The sudden outbreak of the flu left many people desperately sick.
  • If his condition worsens, he will be desperately sick and need hospitalization.
  • He was desperately sick, clinging to life in the hospital bed.
  • Do you remember how desperately sick she was last winter?
  • The community rallied around the family whose child was desperately sick.
  • Despite the doctor's best efforts, the patient remained desperately sick for weeks.
  • She felt desperately sick after eating the contaminated food.
  • I've never felt so weak; I'm desperately sick and can barely move.
  • The prolonged illness left him desperately sick and frail.