Examples of longing in a Sentence
They looked with longing toward freedom.
She cast a look of longing at the shop window.
She never told anyone about her secret longings.
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Their brows are furrowed, their mouths are pouty, their faces are twisted into ever-more over-the-top expressions of longing and ambivalence.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
But looking back, many feel a longing for the God of War of old.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
These moments of camaraderie and longing give F*cktoys real, unexpected heart.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
These poems—drawn from several of the revered Danish writer’s collections and published together in English for the first time—are tinged with the longing of Ditlevsen’s inner child.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
But looking back, many feel a longing for the God of War of old.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
These moments of camaraderie and longing give F*cktoys real, unexpected heart.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
These poems—drawn from several of the revered Danish writer’s collections and published together in English for the first time—are tinged with the longing of Ditlevsen’s inner child.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for longing
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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