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

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

Shot of Art — Have you gazed longingly at dozens of videos of fabulous fluid or spin art?

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

“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

Wednesday afternoon meant Herbology, in the greenhouses under a baking-hot sun; then back to the common room once more, with sunburnt necks, thinking longingly of this time next day, when it would all be over.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling