homesickness

Example Sentences

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That alleviated some homesickness, but it didn’t get Iamaleava’s career up off the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Travelers hunt for regional souvenirs, soothe their homesickness and investigate a burning question: Is the hot dog different?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

But she had never lived abroad before, and she struggled with a deep homesickness which she documented in emotional video diaries on YouTube.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

When I arrived at my alma mater as a sheltered suburban kid raised as an only child, I struggled with homesickness those first couple of years.

From Slate • May 11, 2024

Some still cried a little from homesickness, and there would be much comforting going on at this time, with arms around shoulders and soothing words.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan