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
Like many of Phillips’s previous works, this roving collection of writings fuses the lexicon of psychotherapy with literary criticism to upend conventional ideas about common emotional experiences—among them repression, longing, and loss.
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The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
With that in mind, Coachella staked this year’s lineup on a certain longing for the past.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2024
This poem reflects a deep longing for Iran, mentioning various cities and regions while also alluding to the sacrifices and spiritual heritage of the Baha’i faith.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian nationalist sentiment is at an all-time high, and the country’s leaders have cast their countrymen’s courageous fight against Russian imperialism as a longing to join Europe.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
For Jacobs, the shift reflects a deep cultural longing for authentic personal expression—something the algorithms can’t feed us.
—Lauren Gallow, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2024
Today, many Hong Kongers are looking at their city with a similar longing as the Chinese territory (handed over by the British colonizers in 1997) undergoes a tumultuous political transformation.
—Tiffany May, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
But thanks to leaps in computer graphics, Wingard was able to truly infuse Kong with a deep longing for home and yearning to belong.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
After saving money as an apartment leasing consultant and as an account manager with Lancome, navigating a divorce and selling her house, Cooper’s dream became less of a longing and more of a possibility.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
With that in mind, Coachella staked this year’s lineup on a certain longing for the past.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2024
This poem reflects a deep longing for Iran, mentioning various cities and regions while also alluding to the sacrifices and spiritual heritage of the Baha’i faith.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian nationalist sentiment is at an all-time high, and the country’s leaders have cast their countrymen’s courageous fight against Russian imperialism as a longing to join Europe.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
For Jacobs, the shift reflects a deep cultural longing for authentic personal expression—something the algorithms can’t feed us.
—Lauren Gallow, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2024
Today, many Hong Kongers are looking at their city with a similar longing as the Chinese territory (handed over by the British colonizers in 1997) undergoes a tumultuous political transformation.
—Tiffany May, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
But thanks to leaps in computer graphics, Wingard was able to truly infuse Kong with a deep longing for home and yearning to belong.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
After saving money as an apartment leasing consultant and as an account manager with Lancome, navigating a divorce and selling her house, Cooper’s dream became less of a longing and more of a possibility.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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