odyssey
noun
a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of social-media posts have documented their Odyssean sea voyages, calling the boats “vomit comets” and your “worst nightmare.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
At the end of Season 1, and midway through their Odyssean journey to America, the now-married couple were separated, forced to make their way to Montana, and each other, on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Dafydd Iwan's anthem, re-recorded for the tournament with the supplementary voices of Welsh fans, is an Odyssean protest song.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2022
When you think of stories that explore acts of survival, Odyssean journeys, harsh, wild winters, and dystopian landscapes probably come to mind.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2020
The Proteus of Odyssean story or the King's daughter and the Efreet in the "Second Royal Mendicant's Adventure," could not more easily transform themselves than the French peasant.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Matilda Betham-Edwards
