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 performances from McNairy, Nessa Dougherty as a young Alysia and Emilia Jones as a teen/adult Alysia capture her aches and longing.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
In Ávila's case, the longing to return began after his parents, who also lived in the United States, retired and returned to Mexico two years ago.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The song becomes a longing ballad to finding the person you’re meant to end up with, like swans in the wild, showing how Zardoya draws specific connections to the topography around her and the feelings that live deep inside her.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
After years of longing, Tyler acquired his cherry red dream car in June.
—Adam Bradley Luis Alberto Rodriguez Carlos Nazario, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
In Ávila's case, the longing to return began after his parents, who also lived in the United States, retired and returned to Mexico two years ago.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The song becomes a longing ballad to finding the person you’re meant to end up with, like swans in the wild, showing how Zardoya draws specific connections to the topography around her and the feelings that live deep inside her.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
After years of longing, Tyler acquired his cherry red dream car in June.
—Adam Bradley Luis Alberto Rodriguez Carlos Nazario, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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