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

The earworms in the soundtrack "cluster neatly around entwined themes: spreading your wings versus the tug of homesickness; finding your path but daring also to lose it", he wrote.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 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

The flowers reminded me of Mom’s windowsill garden, and without warning I got hit with a wave of homesickness.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia