How to Use nostalgia in a Sentence

nostalgia

noun
Definition of nostalgianext
  • He was filled with nostalgia for his college days.
  • A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my childhood home.
  • The rhythm of the road and the wind coming in the cracked windows brought on a surge of nostalgia.
    — Aaron M. Kinzer, New York Times, 29 July 2023
  • The theme of both the pastries and the booklet is nostalgia.
    — Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • The thrill of putting a car on the track provides a sense of nostalgia, too.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2018
  • This celeb dad knows how to have fun and keep the nostalgia alive.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The video above is sure to bring you some 80s nostalgia.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Along the way, make sure to get your fill of all the nostalgia that makes this trip one-of-a-kind.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2020
  • The play is also full of nostalgia — there are no phones in the play.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The idea is the nostalgia of the song could bring a sales boost to the chain, which is in the midst of a turnaround effort.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The Great Pause has thrown that nostalgia out like trash.
    — Madhushree Ghosh, Longreads, 12 May 2021
  • There's a Friends special on its way and nostalgia is in the air.
    — Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The power of nostalgia and video games is very much at the heart of the retro movement.
    — John Kehayias, Wired, 19 June 2021
  • Her parents looked at the boots with a mix of grief and nostalgia.
    — CBS News, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The 15-track album is a bop that'll bring back a bit of nostalgia.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Right was right and wrong was wrong, that kind of nostalgia.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The nostalgia fits the mood of the times, Weinstein said.
    — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Welcome to the new era of normcore—and all the 2010s nostalgia that comes with it.
    — Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Alexa will soon be able to hit you with a bit of nostalgia and speak to you in a loved one's voice.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 June 2022
  • There’s a lot of nostalgia with cards, but people see the sales.
    — Washington Post, 13 May 2021
  • This isn't the first time Airbnb has offered a dose of nostalgia.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2021
  • For parents, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang bring back a sense of nostalgia.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 12 June 2024
  • The same home movies of Christmas morning, the same longing glances across the bar, the same nostalgia, the same heartache.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The book is not the only bit of recent nostalgia for John.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
  • And the strange nostalgia of looking back on your teenage years.
    — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Let it be known, this tour isn’t just a nostalgia trip.
    — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The nostalgia is an adult thing, not a childhood thing.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2019
  • In recent years, Ocean Ave. hasn’t lived up to the nostalgia.
    — Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
  • Scout Motors is pitched as a rugged, American brand, heavy on the nostalgia.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
  • According to Atsuo, nostalgia is once again a key driving force — at home in Japan, and abroad.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024

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