longingly
Example Sentences
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The 30 franchise owners have spent decades gazing longingly at the other American sports, which all have successfully limited their highest-paid employees’ compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Thirty-five-year-old Javier Silva gazed longingly at a Yamaha parked on the street.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
The NBC cameras panned to billionaire’s row to show Jared Kushner chatting with Bezos and Pinchai, with Zuckerberg looking on longingly, as though hoping to be tapped into the conversation himself.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
“We want to be a destination spot, a place where our own players don’t want to leave and that players from other organizations are longingly looking at,” Friedman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
They walked back through Ottery St. Catchpole and up the damp lane toward the Burrow in the dawn light, talking very little because they were so exhausted, and thinking longingly of their breakfast.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
