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Longingly looking at the vacant cafe, two of the members of our group said they both used to visit all the time.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2023

Longingly, the woman recalled the facilities at the trailhead.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2013

I dip my hand in the sea, Longingly; But never more will that jewel white Shed on my soul its tender light.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various

Longingly I gazed down the big, blue Yukon and cursed the current that was every moment carrying her farther from me.

From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)

Longingly they thought then of Uncle Joe's and of plates of hot muffins before the fire, and even more longingly of supper at home, with bowls of steaming bread and milk.

From Half-Past Bedtime by Bashford, H. H.