homesickness

Example Sentences

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Homesickness won’t be a problem for Son, who dropped out of high school to join an academy team in Hamburg at 16.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Titles such as The Homeless Wanderer, Mother's Love and Homesickness hinted at what was on her mind.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023

Homesickness and uncertainty also drive returns to Donetsk.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2022

Homesickness has taken hold alongside grief, and the only way I've been able to soothe it without flying across the country is cooking Southern classics.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2022

Homesickness fell upon them when Pierrot said he was hungry—dinner was hours away, and it would not be proper to go down now and ask for food.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan