nostalgic
Example Sentences
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He said the typical collector is someone who might pay around $25,000 for a car with nostalgic value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Now the Reagan-era initiative is officially back for the summer—and some adults want in on the nostalgic fun.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
For years, I’ve found myself gravitating towards stories about neighborhood restaurants, family businesses, local farmers, and food traditions — not because they’re quaint or nostalgic, but because they’re windows into something larger.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
You can see their devotion in outdoor backdrops that are deliriously false, in sight gags that reference Cronenberg and Carpenter or in production design that includes the perfect nostalgic ’90s video store carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
This meet was our big good-bye, and also the end of my last summer before high school, and all that had made me prematurely nostalgic.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgic
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