Then there are those that need nurturing, that are sickly and pallid, that can barely fend for themselves and cry out for the support of other publications and "name" journalists to endorse them so they might survive.
Sometimes you accidentally injure a bug, or you see a bug that's sickly and in pain.
Salon's Glen Greenwald describes Daschle, "He embodies everything that is sleazy, sickly, and soul-less about Washington.
What results is a festive message that isn't sickly sweet but that doesn't make you go all "bah humbug" either, though it may make you a little more wary next time you unwrap a gift.
The incident divided opinion along familiar lines: for the Trumpian right it was confirmation that Hillary is sickly, perhaps far more than she lets on.
Joanna Gruesome Sugarcrush The title of this track fairly accurately sums its overall sound – snotty, candy-coloured noise-pop that is driven by sickly sweet guitar and vocal melodies.
Eva Kruse, the CEO of Danish Fashion Institute and Copenhagen Fashion Week, said: "the stupendous amount of support being given to the Danish Fashion Ethical Charter speaks for itself; the Danish industry is aware of its responsibility and is prepared to take a collective step towards models having better well-being and towards a body image that is healthy and not sickly".
"Tea makes a blaze that's sweet, sickly and intense.
But at the same time, we have countless adverts that are flamboyant, sickly sweet, and just hyperbolic all around, often with jarring color combinations and tragic abuse of effect filters.
Don't stress about what will happen if the children don't all love carrot sticks or cupcakes that aren't sickly sweet.
