wistfulness

Example Sentences

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All of the romance and wistfulness of the concert can’t undo years of heartbreak and resentment.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

When we got home three months later, though, I was surprised by the waves of wistfulness about what I wasn’t coming back to—the sense of accomplishment and purpose and identity, the newsroom camaraderie, the paycheck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Schneider said he and many of those active in the Yiddish scene are alive to the "danger of becoming really wrapped in a ball of nostalgia and wistfulness".

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

It’s rare to simultaneously feel red-hot anger and wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024

After a moment of wistfulness, I try to let go of these memories, let go of my friends from Kunu Yaku, my beautiful cow, all the other sweet parts of my old life.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau