How to Use homesick in a Sentence

homesick

adjective
  • He was homesick when he went to college.
  • She was homesick for her mother's cooking.
  • Many are alone and on their own for the first time, and some are deeply homesick.
    — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The culture shock, both on the court and off, left him severely homesick.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2023
  • That meant a lot to a homesick kid across the continent from his family.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Research has shown that children who have more experience with time away from home may feel less homesick.
    — Jessica Grose, New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • Many trainees hosted by the volunteer families are on their own for the first time, and some are deeply homesick.
    — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • At this time last year, Beckham was homesick for New York and feeling out of place.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Prevent homesickness Sometimes a child will feel homesick while away at camp.
    — Amy Bentley, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2017
  • Others have gone to college, only to leave after feeling homesick.
    — Abe Streep, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
  • But for this homesick Aussie, nothing really beats the jaffle.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appetit, 27 June 2017
  • Tsosie, a member of the Navajo Nation, was homesick and couldn’t find the kind of food he was used to.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • If your college student is getting a bit homesick, a care package filled with familiar items can help ease him over the hump.
    — Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2016
  • The British actress did speak candidly about being homesick, though.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 14 May 2022
  • Both were homesick for Bloomington and wondered if Cignetti would welcome them back.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Harkening back to his early days in the league, Slater remembers feeling homesick.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • In a fun twist on our original setup, Emily is thriving, but Sylvie is homesick.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
  • There are kids who get homesick for friends, miss the chance to play a team sport or have to abandon extracurricular classes like music lessons.
    — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2020
  • With the San Francisco mayor’s office up for grabs in less than a month, Scott may feel more than homesick.
    — Marshall Kilduff, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2018
  • An 8-year-old female, presented after aggressive outburst against mom, was teary and homesick in the evening.
    — Judith Warner, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Some are homesick for their Homeworld, but all of them have grown to love Earth and the imperfect people who inhabit it.
    — Vulture, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Filipinos abroad, many made more homesick because of the pandemic, turned to the platform, says Dorado.
    — John Kang, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • But privately many of the men admitted feeling homesick for their villages in Wardak, where Nifiz and his unit are from.
    — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Watching a Spielberg movie about a homesick alien while sitting in my Jeep Cherokee reminded me of that.
    — Frank Pallotta For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Wade, who attended high school and college in Tuscaloosa, was living in Louisville, Kentucky, at the time and was homesick.
    — al, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Chief among them is feeling homesick, says Siyaeli (Elly) Moshi, manager of Dunia.
    — Lavanya Sunkara, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2021
  • But, something tells us the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aren’t quite homesick just yet thanks to their swanky new American digs.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2020
  • Holstead, who grew up in College Station, Texas, came up with the concept while homesick in Montana.
    — Grace Wilson, NOLA.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Their homesick songs about the Veracruz town of Tenampa are beloved throughout Mexico.
    — charlotteobserver, 27 June 2017
  • The laksa and chili crab, Pryke hopes, will both draw homesick Singaporeans from all over and introduce locals to something new.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2021

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