Longingly
"Longingly" in a Sentence (11 examples)
She waited longingly for the return of her husband.
My granny spoke longingly of the halcyon days of her childhood.
They stared longingly at each other.
Twelve sailors stand on the deck, looking longingly towards the shore.
She kept looking at him longingly.
The blackbird longingly sang its evening song.
Our eyes looked at each other longingly.
Boris looked at his daughter longingly.
He gazed longingly at the stars twinkling above.
As she stepped nearer and peered longingly out, she saw something else: she saw, only a little way below the window, the wide, flat tin roof of Miss Polly's sun parlor built over the porte-cochère. The sight filled her with longing. If only, now, she were out there!
So Sebastian fetched in a closed basket, set it down before her, and went out again quickly. 'you had better finish your lessions before opening it,' remarked Miss Rottenmeier firmly, though Clara looked longingly at it.
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