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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At the close of the Passover seder, and at the end of Yom Kippur, Jews declare their longing to return.
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Rabbi Tuvia Brander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
But eventually, the anger ebbed; replaced by an all-too-familiar ache of grief laced with longing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
What could have been a straightforward suburban critique is instead closer to a rich, deep baroque painting capturing longing, power, and hushed domestic drama.
—Vanity Fair, 26 Mar. 2026
The trailer opens with Moana longing for more beyond the reef of her home island, Motunui, as her grandmother, Gramma Tala (Rena Owen), shares a story.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Rabbi Tuvia Brander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
But eventually, the anger ebbed; replaced by an all-too-familiar ache of grief laced with longing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
What could have been a straightforward suburban critique is instead closer to a rich, deep baroque painting capturing longing, power, and hushed domestic drama.
—Vanity Fair, 26 Mar. 2026
The trailer opens with Moana longing for more beyond the reef of her home island, Motunui, as her grandmother, Gramma Tala (Rena Owen), shares a story.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 23 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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