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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Are you trapped by nostalgia for the past or by a longing for a perfect future that hasn’t taken place yet?
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The distortions of segregation in the South in the forties left their mark, to be sure, but behind his tropism for the limelight, underneath all the braggadocio that is mistaken for arrogance, lies Jesse Louis Jackson's greatest longing in life—the lust for legitimacy.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Silverton credits both Rosenthal’s visibility and a broader cultural longing for familiarity for the restaurant’s popularity.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
The relentless weight of longing is largely absent from Fennell’s vision.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The distortions of segregation in the South in the forties left their mark, to be sure, but behind his tropism for the limelight, underneath all the braggadocio that is mistaken for arrogance, lies Jesse Louis Jackson's greatest longing in life—the lust for legitimacy.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Silverton credits both Rosenthal’s visibility and a broader cultural longing for familiarity for the restaurant’s popularity.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
The relentless weight of longing is largely absent from Fennell’s vision.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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. 2026.
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