wanderlust

Example Sentences

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He draws on the photographer’s diaries and autobiography to portray his subject as a gentle-souled adventurer, driven into a peripatetic life by wanderlust and financial necessity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 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

If the appeal of a superyacht wasn't immediately obvious, Ms Trifirò says they enable her to see the world and fulfil her wanderlust.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

That, of course, led to the travel show — also the previous travel shows had shown me that I had a real wanderlust.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Back when she had curiosity and wanderlust and the inclination to go to the other side of the world and back in a single afternoon.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill