seasickness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seasickness
Example Sentences
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After spending a week and a half sailing halfway across the far southern Pacific, tossed between 20-foot waves and crippling bouts of seasickness, Chris Brown reached his destination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
We ended up off the coast of El Nido, Palawan, island-hopping aboard an outrigger canoe-style bangka, despite my penchant for seasickness.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024
Relatives had expressed concern about him over the last week, initially saying he was suffering with seasickness, which he himself suspected was a "bad reaction to taking some antibiotics".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
In “Triangle of Sadness,” a cool satire about influencers and projectile seasickness, no lightbulb seems to blaze more brightly than 40 watts.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2023
The ship is not overcrowded, and we don’t suffer from the seasickness and fear we experienced on the way to Naples.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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