homesick

Example Sentences

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He’s now sent hundreds of homesick New Englanders classic dishes, like pork fried rice and boneless ribs from area favorites like Golden Temple in Brookline and Fantasy Island in Salem.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

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

Lonely and homesick for a country suffering through war, Viktoria began sharing her worries with ChatGPT.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Unhappy and homesick in Ghana, the boy found lawyers and brought a case against his parents to the High Court in London, which ruled against him in February.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

I was almost homesick for the handkerchief drawer.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck