wistfulness
Example Sentences
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Who ever heard of a major movie studio throwing $75 million at a follow-up that serves no purpose other than capitalizing on learned nostalgia, exacerbated by social media clip farming and seasonal wistfulness?
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
As much as you might plan to stay involved in their lives through frequent video chats and phone calls, mild wistfulness can turn into intense sorrow with each passing month.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Omid, whose English surpasses Marjan’s own level, has excited such hopes, and the touchingly Chekhovian quasi-romance between them adds a gentle note of amorous wistfulness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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
The wistfulness in her voice drowned out everything else.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
