homesick

Example Sentences

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"I wanted a break," he remembers, partly because he was "homesick" for the city.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 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

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

The plan was to demoralize war-weary, homesick troops scattered around the Pacific theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

He would have felt lonely and homesick, had Charlotte not been with him.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White