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
But, getting back to the connection between itch and pain, Kim notes there’s another side to this coin: negative reinforcement, the longing not to feel pleasure but to be rid of discomfort.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2024
Additionally, when the cook decided to live overseas — including a prolonged stint in New Zealand — this longing for home was exacerbated.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
Ciment’s mother would sneak into her daughter’s bed at night to unfurl long confessions about her husband’s poor hygiene, her loneliness, her longing for touch.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Make no mistake: Despite the loss and longing that course through the 44-minute runtime, this is a feel-good affair with ridiculous replay value, thanks in large part to the sample-flipping prowess of Knxwledge.
—John Kennedy, Variety, 14 June 2024
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2024
Additionally, when the cook decided to live overseas — including a prolonged stint in New Zealand — this longing for home was exacerbated.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
Ciment’s mother would sneak into her daughter’s bed at night to unfurl long confessions about her husband’s poor hygiene, her loneliness, her longing for touch.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Make no mistake: Despite the loss and longing that course through the 44-minute runtime, this is a feel-good affair with ridiculous replay value, thanks in large part to the sample-flipping prowess of Knxwledge.
—John Kennedy, Variety, 14 June 2024
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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