How to Use odyssey in a Sentence

odyssey

noun
  • The story is about the emotional odyssey experienced by a teenage girl.
  • Once free of the camp, the greatest threats of their odyssey were hunger and men.
    — Ronald C. Rosbottom, WSJ, 5 May 2021
  • This book is about his odyssey to walk the entire length of the chasm with a friend.
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Some kind of odyssey, one that not only wore on him, but wore on those around him.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 June 2025
  • But the bus broke down, turning the trip into a two-day odyssey.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • Davis’s odyssey comes, as these things tend to, with an origin story.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Mar. 2022
  • For now, most of them are simply waiting to take the next step in their odyssey.
    — New York Times, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Ganim’s path to the primary has been much more of an odyssey.
    — Neil Vigdor, courant.com, 19 June 2018
  • My friend Chris Granger was my wingman on this three-race odyssey.
    — Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018
  • Charlene's return is the latest step in a ten-month long odyssey.
    — Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, 12 Mar. 2022
  • His life is one of the great 20th-century odysseys.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And that led me on this 27-year odyssey that only ended last week.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Promising that Sanna’s odyssey, on and off the ice, is far from over.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
  • This marked the beginning of my odyssey, which many have called exile.
    — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • This north-of-the-border odyssey quickly became its own prison.
    — Michael Slenske, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Here’s to you, our readers, who’ve supported us on this odyssey!
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The next stop on his odyssey is the Finals, and a chance to finish on a high note.
    — Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com, 31 May 2018
  • And a big part of its viral appeal is the odyssey required to procure it.
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The tortoise was tired, hungry and caked in mud, but seems to be in good health after his odyssey.
    — David Williams, CNN, 22 Aug. 2020
  • There are a few takeaways from my covid odyssey in the Persian Gulf.
    — Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The Giants finished second and were sent off on a road wild-card odyssey.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • During a review odyssey that spanned most of the menu, I got lost only twice.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 28 June 2018
  • Star Wars isn’t the only space odyssey that’s inspired epic Lego sets.
    — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2023
  • All told, the trip to campus — now an odyssey of trains, buses, and subways — takes as long as two hours.
    — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The move to pass zoning reform has been a yearslong odyssey with the twists and turns of a screenplay.
    — New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • In the shadow of two buttes, Alex Cobb’s four-month odyssey came full circle.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • For Johnson, the journey to his dream job was more of an odyssey on a fast-food budget.
    — Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The three-hour odyssey, defined by great stillness, is one of the most audacious films of the year.
    — Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 11 July 2024
  • It was screened for buyers last March, a key milestone after a two-decade odyssey to get it to the screen.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
  • See Maloney and Price's burger tasting odyssey in the video above.
    — NOLA.com, 6 July 2017

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