Below you will find example sentences with "terminally ill". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Terminally Ill in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: ill
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.6 words

Words in this phrase

terminally ill

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • terminally can mean: In a terminal manner. Less frequent word
  • ill can mean: Evil; wicked (of people). Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a terminally ill man has 1× about eliminating terminally ill patients but 1× disabled and terminally ill children has 1× disabled and terminally ill children in 1× follows a terminally ill woman named 1× for the terminally ill would be 1× he is terminally ill 1× he s terminally ill and won 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a pembrokeshire charity 1× a quiet place 1× a terminally ill 1× any money raised 1× backbench labour mp 1× but not everyone 1×

Common sentence endings:

is terminally ill 2× 700 in funding 1× and even children 1× but empowering them 1× children in need 1× day aliens land 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

children 5× people 4× end 4× life 4× dying 3× disabled 3× assisted 2× six 2× months 2× needed 2× used 2× ricky 2×

Related phrases

mentally ill ill health seriously ill became ill ill wls ill patients

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around ill:

mentally ill 14× ill health 13× became ill 7× ill wls 6× ill patients 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

terminal building term refers term limits tentatively titled tensile strength tennis team

Just after it in the phrase index:

terrible person terrible thing territorial integrity territorial waters terror attack terror attacks

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

mentally ill seriously ill became ill

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "terminally ill" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a terminally ill man has, about eliminating terminally ill patients but, children, people and end stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with mentally ill, ill health, seriously ill, mentally ill, ill health and became ill, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with terminally ill

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Dogs that are in pain, terminally ill or pose a health risk to humans will be euthanised. (17 words)

I have dealt with three cases this week of people dying or becoming terminally ill at relatively young ages. (19 words)

Democrat Majority Leader Bryan Townsend countered that assisted suicide is not about “eliminating” terminally ill patients, but “empowering” them. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The “six-month rule” was introduced into the benefits system in 1990 to exempt terminally ill people from having to wait to qualify for attendance allowance, a specific benefit that could only be accessed if someone was ill for a minimum of six months. (44 words)

It has a simple story that delivers a wide array of emotions, centering on a bureaucrat whose perspective on life is dramatically changed when his doctor tells him he's terminally ill and won't have long to live. (39 words)

Here are the new weekly rates for 2023/24, though it is important to note that the payment is given monthly unless you are terminally ill, in which case it is paid weekly. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Dr John Keown, a professor of Christian ethics, claimed that legalising assisted dying for the terminally ill would be extended to the chronically ill, mentally ill, disabled and even children.

The “six-month rule” was introduced into the benefits system in 1990 to exempt terminally ill people from having to wait to qualify for attendance allowance, a specific benefit that could only be accessed if someone was ill for a minimum of six months.

Any money raised above the amount needed for a specialist car seat for Eunice will be used to help other disabled and terminally ill children in need.

Called Demand Netflix to Remove Ricky Gervais’s Offensive Skit Mocking Terminally Ill Children, the petition how has 5,081 signatures at the time of writing.

Dalton says lawyers with Innocence Canada will represent the men during the hearing, adding that he suspects it was scheduled so quickly because Mailman is terminally ill.

Here are the new weekly rates for 2023/24, though it is important to note that the payment is given monthly unless you are terminally ill, in which case it is paid weekly.

He said the vote “marks the start of real change in the Isle of Man to give terminally ill people much-needed choice and protection at the end of life”.

I have dealt with three cases this week of people dying or becoming terminally ill at relatively young ages.

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It has a simple story that delivers a wide array of emotions, centering on a bureaucrat whose perspective on life is dramatically changed when his doctor tells him he's terminally ill and won't have long to live.

The comedian discussed making videos for terminally ill kids for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, but the language he used has been slammed by viewers.

The mum of a boy who died from cancer has blasted Ricky Gervais' joke about terminally ill children - after her son received a heartfelt message from the comedian.

This week, the editors talk with East Hampton resident Susan Stout, a certified end-of-life doula who helps terminally ill people and their families find peace with dying.

We keep seeing speculative reports crop up every so often, suggesting that Putin has lost his grip on reality or that he is terminally ill.

A Pembrokeshire charity providing holidays for severely disabled and terminally ill children has been awarded nearly £6,700 in funding.

A Quiet Place: Day One follows a terminally ill woman named Samira (Lupita Nyong’o) who gets stranded in Manhattan the day aliens land.

A terminally ill man has requested to end his own life after waiting months for assistance from the federal government.

Backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has proposed legislation which would give terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to choose to end their lives.

But not everyone who is terminally ill will be able to make this decision — patients will have to meet a list of requirements.

Democrat Majority Leader Bryan Townsend countered that assisted suicide is not about “eliminating” terminally ill patients, but “empowering” them.

Dogs that are in pain, terminally ill or pose a health risk to humans will be euthanised.

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