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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Metaphorically, the fight is the smoke, and the longing is the fire.
—
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The sign says that rubbing the ox brings good luck, its forehead dark with the sweat of human longing.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Whatever the answer, the most enjoyable parts of Friday’s concert offered more than just a chance for attendees to revisit their adolescent years in song by channeling anew feelings of young love, longing and fresh-faced angst.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
But beneath that exhaustion is a deeper longing—not just for better policy, but for something more fundamental, and that is the restoration of trust.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for longing
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The sign says that rubbing the ox brings good luck, its forehead dark with the sweat of human longing.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Whatever the answer, the most enjoyable parts of Friday’s concert offered more than just a chance for attendees to revisit their adolescent years in song by channeling anew feelings of young love, longing and fresh-faced angst.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
But beneath that exhaustion is a deeper longing—not just for better policy, but for something more fundamental, and that is the restoration of trust.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for longing
Cite this Entry
“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share