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 memory of that longing stayed with her for years, becoming one of her most vivid childhood recollections.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 4 June 2025
All that defiance, that longing to be understood while feeling purposefully misunderstood...
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Guilt and longing come to the surface in the ways that Doctor Caligar and Mecanist Astor work to rectify and put to bed past failures.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The film, despite grossing just under $5 million in the U.S. against a $9 million budget, later became a cult classic synonymous with the melancholic realization that teenage longing and ennui can extend into adulthood.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 4 June 2025
All that defiance, that longing to be understood while feeling purposefully misunderstood...
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Guilt and longing come to the surface in the ways that Doctor Caligar and Mecanist Astor work to rectify and put to bed past failures.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The film, despite grossing just under $5 million in the U.S. against a $9 million budget, later became a cult classic synonymous with the melancholic realization that teenage longing and ennui can extend into adulthood.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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