If you feel too unwell to work today, please call in sick and focus on recovering.

After three long expeditions, the old mare was saddle-sick and needed several weeks to recover.

After the long flight, she felt sick as a horse and had to lie down.

He was sick as a cat all night after eating the questionable seafood.

Many critics dismiss her latest novel as sick lit, but its portrayal of illness is compassionate and nuanced.

If you don't rest now, you might fall sick before the meeting.

It's the worst feeling to be taken sick the day before a long-awaited vacation.

I'm pig-sick of hearing the same excuses every day.

The staff blamed the persistent headaches on the old HVAC system, suspecting the office was a sick building.

Engineers inspected several sick buildings to identify sources of poor ventilation and mold.