How to Use motion sickness in a Sentence

motion sickness

noun
  • Want your prom to feel like a nice night out at sea without the motion sickness?
    — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
  • This is also the system that plays a huge part in for motion sickness.
    — Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Park goers who suffer from motion sickness may want to avoid this one.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
  • There are ways to reduce the instances of a headache from motion sickness.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Feb. 2024
  • For those who are prone to motion sickness, staying seated may be best.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2020
  • But for the most part, skydiving does not cause motion sickness.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2023
  • The doctors didn’t know diddly squat, and the motion sickness pills don’t work worth a damn.
    — Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2019
  • Still, here’s one that those with a propensity to motion sickness may want to take a pass on.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Up and down, side to side, no end, no beginning, no thrills, just motion sickness.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • And then the developers learned how to iron out things like motion sickness for the most part.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Nearly one in three adults and one in two children are said to suffer from motion sickness.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The time for motion sickness symptoms to appear varies based on the trigger.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Rioux doesn’t enjoy boats or anything else that can cause motion sickness.
    — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • People have said the headset gives them headaches and triggers motion sickness.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 14 Feb. 2024
  • My son, now in his 50s, has always suffered from motion sickness.
    — Joe and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The effect is a kind of motion sickness, some problem with the inner inner ear.
    — Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The ad is kinetic, and not for those who might easily get motion sickness.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Packing motion sickness remedies ahead of time is an easy way to avoid scrambling if the ship starts rocking.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Packing motion sickness remedies ahead of time is an easy way to avoid scrambling if the ship starts rocking.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Some cats can get motion sickness riding in cars, sometimes caused by stress and anxiety.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Apparently the last thing people with motion sickness want is to hear sad songs.
    — Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists have long thought that some kind of cure for motion sickness was possible.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2018
  • This confusion can lead to space motion sickness, of which headache is a frequent symptom.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The big glass roof panel (with shade) is a big-sky treatment and, with ceiling air vents, helps to fend off motion sickness.
    — Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • These sensations can present as motion sickness, which can be quite unpleasant to users.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 8 May 2024
  • Some of her kids are prone to motion sickness, and listening rather than reading helps, Way said.
    — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Add to it a younger brother’s motion sickness and everyone couldn’t wait to pile out of the car on the other side.
    — Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • My oldest son has a pile of unfinished homework and is fighting a case of motion sickness.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Non-drowsy Dramamine helps relieve motion sickness for up to 24 hours.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 30 May 2024
  • If prone to motion sickness, lower decks and cabins closest to ship's center are the most stable.
    — Joe Kafka, chicagotribune.com, 31 Jan. 2018

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