longing

Example Sentences

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“Oh, then is it longing you feel? Do you fear that it was the last icicle pop you’ll ever come across? Because I can tell you, that it is highly unlikely, scientifically speaking.”

From Literature

I had never seen such tender, longing looks on their faces.

From Literature

Trot songs often express "han" - a deep-seated feeling of sorrow, resentment and longing shaped by Korea's history of foreign subjugation and one of the most enduring themes in Korean culture.

From BBC

“In a landscape where dating apps encourage efficiency and optionality, longing becomes a way of resisting closure,” writes one, and that yearning “allows feelings to exist without being immediately tested against reality.”

From Salon

Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.

From The Wall Street Journal