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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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There’s a lot of longing, there’s a lot of sorrow in the book.
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James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Her longing was only exacerbated when sandwich chain Jimmy John's announced the launch of its new Picklewich.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Integration and belonging among heartland immigrants Longtime residents’ longing for the glazed donuts from shuttered Lang’s Bakery matches only the Latino newcomers’ enthusiasm for the fresh bread that’s now baked in myriad varieties from walnut to jalapeño.
—Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
For one, their affair is an all-consuming love, for the other an intoxicating realization of her secret longings.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Her longing was only exacerbated when sandwich chain Jimmy John's announced the launch of its new Picklewich.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Integration and belonging among heartland immigrants Longtime residents’ longing for the glazed donuts from shuttered Lang’s Bakery matches only the Latino newcomers’ enthusiasm for the fresh bread that’s now baked in myriad varieties from walnut to jalapeño.
—Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
For one, their affair is an all-consuming love, for the other an intoxicating realization of her secret longings.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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