homesick

Example Sentences

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Even with all that milieu and surrounded by many of their countrymen, some Americans still get homesick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

She spent just one homesick year at Wellesley College, where the walls of her rooms at Wellesley were covered with pictures of cows.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

When I first made the big decision to leave behind my hometown suburb of Washington, D.C., and move to New York City, I never anticipated ever feeling homesick.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Tired of fighting, homesick, they refuse to go on.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson