How to Use jet lag in a Sentence

jet lag

noun
  • I had bad jet lag after that last trip overseas.
  • One of the worst parts of long-haul travel is by far the jet lag.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 June 2023
  • Jesse chalked it up to jet lag and pushed through with the broadcast.
    Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 25 Sep. 2021
  • One of the best weapons against jet lag is common sense.
    Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021
  • So, good to be back and shake off the jet lag, get things started.
    Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Now the New Yorkers among us will get to see them sans jet lag.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2018
  • Prefer to shake off jet lag in the comfort of your suite?
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Over nine episodes stretched across two volumes, the kids are no longer in Kansas, and the jet lag shows.
    Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 2 July 2022
  • Add in jet lag, and back-to-back meetings; most of us would have a hard time not falling asleep.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • There's even a anti-jet lag drink and headset on the market.
    Kari Costas, ELLE Decor, 24 Mar. 2016
  • Snapped out of modern-day fight-or-flight mode, I was primed for smoother sleep despite the jet lag.
    Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Third, melatonin can help to reduce the effects of jet lag.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • There's more to consider than just the logistics and the jet lag.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2023
  • Stash these in your toiletry bag to help combat jet lag on long trips.
    Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping, 20 Feb. 2020
  • In quarantine, there was no rush to get over jet lag, as there was no one to see and no place to go.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Much of his staff and the reporters who cover him have fallen victim to the 13-hour jet lag.
    Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • Chase and United have teamed up to try and help travelers fight jet lag in 2023.
    Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The Blackhawks' trip to Berlin and Prague produced plenty of jet lag, but there was a reward at the end of the runway.
    Jimmy Greenfield, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Power-clash your way through jet lag and flight delays.
    Vogue, 12 Mar. 2019
  • So she wasn’t worn down by a deep run in New York — or even just the travel and jet lag — like many of her main challengers.
    Andrew Dampf, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Sep. 2020
  • But the thing that helped ease the way back was the familiarity of jet lag itself.
    Nina Li Coomes, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The passenger might attribute those feelings to jet lag or dry air on the plane.
    Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Who wouldn’t like a visit to St. Barth – without the actual trip and jet lag?
    Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
  • One not nice thing about coming back from Southeast Asia: jet lag.
    Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2019
  • Having a very late chronotype is like living in a constant state of jet lag, which takes a toll on the body.
    Brian Resnick, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
  • There will be no jet lag this fall, as the Bruins have road-and-home dates with the Devils, Flyers, and Blackhawks.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2019
  • Therefore it's often used to combat jet lag or adapt to new time zones.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Everything from the in-flight meals to how the cabin lights were dimmed was choreographed to reduce jet lag.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2022
  • The royal set off around 7 a.m. local time, awake for the early workout likely thanks in part to the jet lag as the U.K. is five hours ahead.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Especially since, by that last night on my trip, jet lag had finally caught up with me.
    Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024

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