nostalgia
Example Sentences
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"Under my fingernails, it's no longer the sacred earth of Djenne, but engine grease," Cisse told AFP, overcome with nostalgia for his former life.
From Barron's
A severe bout of nostalgia is spreading in America, but it’s not for the postwar prosperity of the 1950s or the big hair and bright colors of the 80s.
But he’s not interested in “a nostalgia play where we bring out all the hosts from previous years or anything like that.”
From Los Angeles Times
The group’s aesthetic blends ’90s nostalgia and modern editing tricks, all delivered with a curious blend of camp and earnestness.
That isn’t nostalgia; it is physics, logistics and system design.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.