sickly - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • smell: I shall never forget the strong sickly smell of bodies which had been in the hot sun for a fortnight.
  • grin: All I'm getting from Dave at the moment is a really sickly grin.
  • smile: Bela Kun kept his big, round, puffy face well lowered; his sickly smile gradually faded away.
  • son: Anthony Smith was the seemingly aloof uncle who moved the audience when he finally showed his love for his sickly son.
  • baby: The house in Victoria Street where the sickly baby Lawrence was born.
  • green: Last night, the ruins north of town started to glow a sickly green.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: One of the first things that Ragazzo noticed about the house in Coppice Row was the sweet rather sickly smell which hung over everything.
  • too: Saturday December 18th I am feeling really well, not too sickly at all thank goodness!
  • very: Our old cat had to be put to sleep earlier this year: it was very sickly.
  • not: It's sweet, but not sickly and the youngest members of the family will love this comforting story.
  • somewhat: The somewhat sickly smell of procrastination is in the air once again.
  • little: Instead, they are light green in color, and appear a little sickly.

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