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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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When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Witness By Whittaker Chambers Life So Far, by Betty Friedan
Humans have a deep longing to canonize political heroes as saints.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
The 15 tracks are classic Rüfüs: dreamy and delicate, occasionally dark and full of longing, but never overtly challenging, and altogether built from as much analog as electronic instrumentation.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
Her story seemed to have all the essential Irish themes: romance, loss, longing, perseverance.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Witness By Whittaker Chambers Life So Far, by Betty Friedan
Humans have a deep longing to canonize political heroes as saints.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
The 15 tracks are classic Rüfüs: dreamy and delicate, occasionally dark and full of longing, but never overtly challenging, and altogether built from as much analog as electronic instrumentation.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
Her story seemed to have all the essential Irish themes: romance, loss, longing, perseverance.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 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 26 Nov. 2024.
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