seasick

Example Sentences

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So it’s not a hole, it’s that the boat is rocking in the sea, and the passengers are getting seasick.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

"I went to the Isle of Man on a catamaran and I was seasick twice."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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

True, it wasn’t the Statue of Liberty, but still in his mind its span glowed bright, an image of freedom, and hope, and relief for the seasick.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen