sick-out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sick-out Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick-out
Noun
  • Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
  • News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Consumers and businesses are changing their spending habits, contributing to a noticeable slowdown in the economy.
    Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • This report portrays the current state of the housing sector, with analysts watching for signs of any further slowdown in sales activity.
    Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Demonstrations, sit-ins, and university divestment campaigns targeted America’s complicity.
    Time, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Sit-on-top kayaks also allow for storage space that is taken up by the rider of a sit-in kayak.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ovechkin was drafted with the first overall pick by Washington in 2004, but because of a lockout, his debut was postponed a year.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The suspension system consists of a double-triple tree motorcycle-style conventional fork with preload and lockout.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Sick-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick-out. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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