Examples of longing in a Sentence
They looked with longing toward freedom.
She cast a look of longing at the shop window.
She never told anyone about her secret longings.
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The film navigates longing, performance, and the precarious line between visibility and vulnerability.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
Tell me more about cinema as a place of longing.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Tyson Hill, who plays Lover Boy, does an incredible job communicating longing, vulnerability, humor, and the desire for companionship entirely through choreography.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Beneath the spectacle lies a story about longing, ambition, connection and the courage to challenge a broken system.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
Tell me more about cinema as a place of longing.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Tyson Hill, who plays Lover Boy, does an incredible job communicating longing, vulnerability, humor, and the desire for companionship entirely through choreography.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Beneath the spectacle lies a story about longing, ambition, connection and the courage to challenge a broken system.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for longing
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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