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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Is something deeper, perhaps an emotional or spiritual longing, influencing your career choices?
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 June 2025
The heartbreak in Ruhl’s version lies in the longing of the father-daughter relationship rather than that of the lovers; Ruhl wrote it as a tribute to her own father, who had died a few years before.
—Pamela Newton
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
The eerily empty locations, the degradation of a mind left to wander, the longing and loneliness — The Last Man on Earth is a test run for countless stories to come.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
And then add back in all of the song’s emotions—innocence, longing, brotherly harmony, nostalgia for the barbershop-singing ’50s, giddiness for the dawning ’60s.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 June 2025
The heartbreak in Ruhl’s version lies in the longing of the father-daughter relationship rather than that of the lovers; Ruhl wrote it as a tribute to her own father, who had died a few years before.
—Pamela Newton
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
The eerily empty locations, the degradation of a mind left to wander, the longing and loneliness — The Last Man on Earth is a test run for countless stories to come.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
And then add back in all of the song’s emotions—innocence, longing, brotherly harmony, nostalgia for the barbershop-singing ’50s, giddiness for the dawning ’60s.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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 5 Jul. 2025.
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