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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Each of the seven tracks stands on its own merit as a self-reflective tale of vulnerability and longing.
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Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Fleur watches the video on her laptop quietly, eyes filled with longing.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
An intoxicating, passionate, and bittersweet tale of the conflict between the longing for love and the yearning for freedom.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Carved into the wood walls, faint Chinese characters emerge with personal messages of grief, longing and anguish at their separation from loved ones.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Fleur watches the video on her laptop quietly, eyes filled with longing.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
An intoxicating, passionate, and bittersweet tale of the conflict between the longing for love and the yearning for freedom.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Carved into the wood walls, faint Chinese characters emerge with personal messages of grief, longing and anguish at their separation from loved ones.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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