Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Play-acting and role-playing, of course, can sometimes reveal deeper longings, especially those the conscious mind has refused to entertain.
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Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 29 Apr. 2024
Professions of love and longing, within perpetual scrolls of direct messages or texts, are frequent.
—Maya Salam Maya Salam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Within each of Swift's 31 tracks — with a total run time over two hours — are intricately detailed stories from past relationships laced with longing and heartache.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Separated by the distance between New Jersey and Colombia, the longing to be together as a family intensified after the birth of Juan's daughter, Violeta.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Perpetually the same thought, the longing, the fear.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Like many of Phillips’s previous works, this roving collection of writings fuses the lexicon of psychotherapy with literary criticism to upend conventional ideas about common emotional experiences—among them repression, longing, and loss.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
With that in mind, Coachella staked this year’s lineup on a certain longing for the past.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2024
This poem reflects a deep longing for Iran, mentioning various cities and regions while also alluding to the sacrifices and spiritual heritage of the Baha’i faith.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 29 Apr. 2024
Professions of love and longing, within perpetual scrolls of direct messages or texts, are frequent.
—Maya Salam Maya Salam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Within each of Swift's 31 tracks — with a total run time over two hours — are intricately detailed stories from past relationships laced with longing and heartache.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Separated by the distance between New Jersey and Colombia, the longing to be together as a family intensified after the birth of Juan's daughter, Violeta.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Perpetually the same thought, the longing, the fear.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Like many of Phillips’s previous works, this roving collection of writings fuses the lexicon of psychotherapy with literary criticism to upend conventional ideas about common emotional experiences—among them repression, longing, and loss.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
With that in mind, Coachella staked this year’s lineup on a certain longing for the past.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2024
This poem reflects a deep longing for Iran, mentioning various cities and regions while also alluding to the sacrifices and spiritual heritage of the Baha’i faith.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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