They looked with longing toward freedom.
She cast a look of longing at the shop window.
She never told anyone about her secret longings.
Recent Examples on the WebWith a narrative that oscillates between past and present, this is a tale of family, friendship and romantic longing across time and space.—Erica Marrison, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024 This longing is answered when Joseph Percival (Dan Lin) makes an emergency airplane landing that shatters the Tarletons’ greenhouse.—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 Acknowledging that your longing for fun is a normal part of life may give you room to deal with it in a less expensive way.—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024 Unlike many others, Basso wasn’t so much longing for the way things had been, as attempting to conjure what new world would emerge.—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for longing
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of longing was
before the 12th century
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