longing
Example Sentences
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In that crafted scene he lifted his chin and belted a longing Caribbean ballad, “Jamaica Farewell.”
It was a hindrance for someone with such a longing to fly.
From Literature
“If only,” he says, gazing at the woods with real longing.
From Literature
His voice - bruised, buttery and intimate - has been an inescapable undercurrent of Bollywood, narrating heartbreaks, longings and reconciliations for millions for more than a decade.
From BBC
More planes mean greater earnings and cash flow, something investors have been longing for in recent years.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
