wistful
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Wistful old men on park benches, homeless people, the lonely — they were all characters or points of view in Mr. Simic’s work, which began appearing in literary journals in the late 1950s.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023
Life magazine put her on the cover with the headline: “Warmly Wistful Starlet.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022
Wistful articles began to appear about the dwindling number of water-bed salesmen, and their loyal, aging customers.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2018
For the New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis wrote that the film “grows on you. Wistful but never sentimental, it quietly turns the fortunes of one little store into a comment on the fate of many.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2018
Wistful glances were sent in the direction of Foxwood.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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