longing
Example Sentences
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Asked to paint them out, Gainsborough revised the work into an image of longing.
Like “Bridgerton,” our “Heated Rivalry” obsession is related to a hollow longing for connection pervading society right now.
From Salon
Let go of the grief and resentment and longing that you had for your father, for now at least, and get the job done.
From MarketWatch
“How huge it is, how empty, this great space for which I have been longing all my life.”
“You literally just said he’s spying on you, Ingrid. Twice. Obviously he saw all your longing looks toward Miss Joy’s cart, so at least he’s using his ill-gotten knowledge for good.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
