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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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Unlike many others, Basso wasn’t so much longing for the way things had been, as attempting to conjure what new world would emerge.
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Ultimately, this process has created a substitute for a longing that long predates the twentieth century—a need to cultivate self and to interact socially in free time.
—Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Ultimately, this process has created a substitute for a longing that long predates the twentieth century—a need to cultivate self and to interact socially in free time.
—Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024
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 17 May. 2024.
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