longing
Example Sentences
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Longing to escape, they take out their frustrations on the symbol for all of that—the much-maligned office printer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Longing to return to those days is a worthwhile goal.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
Lindsay Posner, who directed the play The End Of Longing, written by and starring Perry, paid tribute to him on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023
Longing has driven the coverage's direction, which is proper, but also a symptom of why it closed down in the first place – one doesn't generally yearn for something they regularly patronize.
From Salon • May 14, 2023
Longing and elation, anguish and joy—they were all there, sometimes commingling in the same canvas.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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