wanderlust
Example Sentences
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At 21, wanderlust — that aching desire to escape to somewhere else — took hold of Elizabeth Short.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Consider this list fuel for your 2026 wanderlust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
It encouraged wanderlust as Sal and Dean traveled across the country, indulging in their freedoms and desires with almost reckless abandon.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025
Watts's main advice for readers with a similar wanderlust is to consider travelling further afield.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025
But your wanderlust seems to have wandered off.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
