longing
Example Sentences
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The exile’s longing for her homeland, too, can become a prison.
Jeremy felt a great longing in his head when she lit them.
From Literature
I thought of the sparks of longing I sometimes caught in the other kids’ eyes, to reach out, be seen, heard, make friends, laugh together—always quickly extinguished for fear of detection.
From Literature
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
