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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But Sieh is the standout, emitting a complex blend of sardonic acceptance, cynical verbosity and submerged emotional longing.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Finding purpose Both the Futures Lab and Women in Animation sessions showed a clear longing from producers, and filmmakers to discuss their challenges.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 May 2025
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Andrew Delbanco
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great theme of erotic anticipation is never more alive than in the longings of Jay Gatsby.
—Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2025
An art exhibit in San Francisco examines the profound side of these rubbery joy-blobs, from nostalgia to personal reflection to emotional longing.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Finding purpose Both the Futures Lab and Women in Animation sessions showed a clear longing from producers, and filmmakers to discuss their challenges.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 May 2025
The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920
by Manisha Sinha
Andrew Delbanco
The Connoisseur of Desire
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great theme of erotic anticipation is never more alive than in the longings of Jay Gatsby.
—Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2025
An art exhibit in San Francisco examines the profound side of these rubbery joy-blobs, from nostalgia to personal reflection to emotional longing.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 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 19 May. 2025.
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