seasick

Example Sentences

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The day he arrived, on the bottom of a fishing boat, along with about 80 seasick travellers, he was hired by a mitten factory.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

The second round trip took place in seas so high that all 40 Rongelapese passengers got seasick, covering the decks with vomit.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Darwin was so seasick at the start of his five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle that the captain expected him to jump ship back to England as soon as they touched land.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2024

She faced “a terrible sea-crossing beset by gales, during which everyone was seasick except the young queen-to-be, who apparently played the harpsichord to cheer up her companions,” said Hadlow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023

“No, I suppose not,” Colonel Cathcart surmised vaguely with the look of somebody seasick.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller