longing

Example Sentences

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Deeply felt longing is its own kind of sizzle.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her longing reflects the anxiety felt by many of Bangladesh's 13.1  million Hindus, the country's largest religious minority, after at least 70 people were killed in unrest following a student-led uprising.

From Barron's

A powerful longing came over me to walk out of that room, go outside, and let that voice lead me home.

From Literature

I’ve reread it twice since then, once in my 20s and once when I was plotting longing in my novel, “Milk Fed.”

From Los Angeles Times

Patriots prodigy Drake Maye was left longing for a do-over after his first Super Bowl appearance ended in misery on Sunday.

From Barron's