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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The support for the new Sharaa government, and often angry or excessive reactions on social media to any form of dissent or criticism, is not a longing for authoritarian rule.
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Hassan Hassan, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, Venus will square Neptune before the love planet enters Capricorn, bringing one last final haze of longing and fantasy before reality sets in with clarity and purpose.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Shane writes and deletes one longing text message about kissing.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
What started as a casual post quickly turned into a platform for intergenerational longing.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Hassan Hassan, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, Venus will square Neptune before the love planet enters Capricorn, bringing one last final haze of longing and fantasy before reality sets in with clarity and purpose.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Shane writes and deletes one longing text message about kissing.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
What started as a casual post quickly turned into a platform for intergenerational longing.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 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 14 Dec. 2025.
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