How to Use nostalgia in a Sentence

nostalgia

noun
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  • He was filled with nostalgia for his college days.
  • A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my childhood home.
  • The theme of both the pastries and the booklet is nostalgia.
    — Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • This celeb dad knows how to have fun and keep the nostalgia alive.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The thrill of putting a car on the track provides a sense of nostalgia, too.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Her parents looked at the boots with a mix of grief and nostalgia.
    — CBS News, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The power of nostalgia and video games is very much at the heart of the retro movement.
    — John Kehayias, Wired, 19 June 2021
  • The play is also full of nostalgia — there are no phones in the play.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Right was right and wrong was wrong, that kind of nostalgia.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • And the strange nostalgia of looking back on your teenage years.
    — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Nothing compares to nostalgia in the form of a sweet treat.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Their store is a bright spot of promise and nostalgia in a life that can be sad.
    — Alisha Haridasani Gupta Daniel Salmieri, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The nostalgia is an adult thing, not a childhood thing.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Alexa will soon be able to hit you with a bit of nostalgia and speak to you in a loved one's voice.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 June 2022
  • There’s a lot of nostalgia with cards, but people see the sales.
    — Washington Post, 13 May 2021
  • Five years seems a little too soon for a nostalgia trip.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • There's a Friends special on its way and nostalgia is in the air.
    — Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Rum punch brings with it happy, fruity feels and a load of nostalgia.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • One is the emotion of nostalgia, or some version of it.
    — New York Times, 23 June 2022
  • The Great Pause has thrown that nostalgia out like trash.
    — Madhushree Ghosh, Longreads, 12 May 2021
  • In times of sadness and grief, food serves as a comfort and source of nostalgia.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
  • This isn't the first time Airbnb has offered a dose of nostalgia.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Still, there will be a lot of nostalgia floating around this match.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Along the way, make sure to get your fill of all the nostalgia that makes this trip one-of-a-kind.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2020
  • This one is very different but still flows with the nostalgia theme.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 July 2022
  • But in the history books, there was this nostalgia for it.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Of course, anything can set off an episode of nostalgia.
    — Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 26 July 2021
  • The author writes about nostalgia, joy and sadness that go hand in hand.
    — Jorge Ebro, miamiherald, 18 May 2018
  • But that feeling is apt for a project that is so centered on nostalgia.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • What our testers love most about it though, isn't just its nostalgia.
    — Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023

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