Sentence examples for sickie from inspiring English sources

Dr John Philpott, director of The Jobs Economist, was right to point out that such absence should not be dismissed as symptomatic of a "sickie culture".

So in future could wearables be used by third parties as more than just a simple tool for telling if you've pulled a sickie?

Is this the end of the British art of "doing a sickie"?

Barring pulling a sickie and staying at home with your top off and the fan on full though your best bet might be to follow the lead of Vladimir Putin yesterday.

The scene where they decide to pull a sickie is an especially good showcase for their excellent comic timing.

But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems.

If he doesn't want to do something, he doesn't allow himself to pull a sickie.

A survey of 2,000 pet owners found that more than four in 10 have "pulled a sickie" from work because of their pet.

b) Or take a cue from Ferris Bueller and make an art form out of pulling a sickie.

You don't need to take the next day off work to watch it Unless you overdo it on the tipple, chances are you'll make work the next day, unlike the Monday after the Super Bowl that is recognised as National Sickie Day in the United Kingdom.

Not that you needed any more encouragement to pull a mid-week January sickie… CATCH UP Broadchurch, Series 1, Blinkbox One of the biggest surprises, in a surprise-filled series 2 opener was how Broadchurch continued the series 1 storyline so seamlessly.