wistful

The stranger gives a wistful smile, like she’s savoring a fond memory.

But Fabbro’s wistful salute to bygone traditions has significant limitations, especially noticeable in the reductive design of his diametrically opposed main characters.

But at the same time, fans will grow wistful, as with the present writer, when the Wings dream is crushed in the aftermath of McCartney’s 1980 Japanese drug bust.

But there's still a wistful look in her eye when we ask if she'd be tempted if a seat on a spacecraft became free.

As excited as she is about her prospects, she is also a little wistful as she recalled life before the hustle.