longingly
Example Sentences
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Stephen Colletti made his love for the fish clear, posting a video longingly staring at a full case of salmon in a supermarket.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
An unshaven dad glances longingly at his coffee while his toddler spills blueberries across the kitchen floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The NBC cameras panned to billionaire’s row to show Jared Kushner chatting with Bezos and Pinchai, with Zuckerberg looking on longingly, as though hoping to be tapped into the conversation himself.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
Passersby become the humming choir from the scene in that opera where the main character, Cio-Cio-San, is longingly waiting for her American captain to return to Japan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
Every day, he looked longingly at the Bog.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
