nostalgia

Example Sentences

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To this day, nostalgia is about as welcome in Apple Park as an Android phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Through a proprietary mixture of light nostalgia baiting and ever-present curiosity, Gellar has achieved a rare type of icon status — a superstar who owns her legacy, but isn’t willing to rest on her laurels.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"I find the best dishes of mine are rooted in nostalgia and meaningful moments in my life," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Executives who ignore LinkedIn messages from experienced professionals will take calls from 19-year-olds, often out of pure nostalgia for their own beginnings or a vague sense they should “give back.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

He was taller than when he had left, paler and bonier, and he showed the first symptoms of resistance to nostalgia.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez