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  • The men about him looked tired and depressed; a few talked, but most were sullen and thoughtful, and one or two were air-sick.

    The War in the Air Herbert George 2006

  • He was drenched and cold and terrified beyond measure, and now more than a little air-sick.

    The War in the Air Herbert George 2006

  • It looks like an air-sick bag for a supercomputer that had a really bad lunch.

    The Lions of Lucerne Brad Thor 2002

  • Glenn and Carpenter tired very quickly, and tiredness as well as exhaustion and physiological disturbance were such in the case of the space pilot Titov that he was actually air-sick after only six orbits.

    The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

  • "I always get air-sick in elevators," said Pincer unhappily.

    Horn : Green Voltz, William 1976

  • "I wasn't air-sick, Aunt Allie, though Bill gave me a paper bag to be sick in."

    The Valley of Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1947

  • I was suddenly violently air-sick and lost all interest in life.

    With The R.A.F. Over Europe 1942

  • I was air-sick -- she wasn't -- and I was mighty glad when we arrived at the end of the journey.

    Canada and a United Empire 1937

  • To make matters worse, Chullunder Ghose and Vasantasena were both air-sick soon after we started.

    Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

  • Chullunder Ghose was too air-sick to look anything but haggard.

    Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

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