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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Jealousy is often a sign of frustrated longing or desire.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Spending your days pampering other people can foster a deep feeling of longing to be the one being fed and massaged.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
But there is a universality in longing for support and acceptance.
—Seth Marumoto, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Rita and Philip Potter had spent nearly a decade longing for the return of their pet, Daisy.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Spending your days pampering other people can foster a deep feeling of longing to be the one being fed and massaged.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
But there is a universality in longing for support and acceptance.
—Seth Marumoto, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Rita and Philip Potter had spent nearly a decade longing for the return of their pet, Daisy.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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