longing for home
Example Sentences
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A memory is unlocked in a pair of slouchy carpenter pants and delicate stacks of golden jewelry, and the longing for home is temporarily satiated.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
It's the Afrikaans word "heimwee" - mourning or longing for home.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022
“Generally speaking, longing for home can be a positive, although most people consider it a negative,” says Krystine Batcho, a professor of psychology at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
Muriel, longing for home, is beckoned by the local racetrack.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2019
Of course, every cat behaved like that, but all the same Will felt such a longing for home that tears scalded his eyes.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
