nostalgic
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We’ve talked a great many times over the years, and while I wouldn’t call him nostalgic, Oldman most definitely is a sentimental man, especially when it comes to family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
She said people have been feeling nostalgic as they have visited the shop for the last time.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Stand out in a sea of stretchy polos and soulless chinos with attire that marries the look of nostalgic golf style with modern flourishes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
He watched as posters' imagination developed the image into a "vaguely nostalgic and vaguely dreamlike but also very tangible science-fiction concept".
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
And indeed Thessicher thawed after his first alarm was past, and with Karhidish volatility became demonstrative and nostalgic, recalling old days and old acquaintances with Estraven beside the fire half the night.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgic
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