nostalgically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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At the time, he spoke nostalgically about the Iowa-class battleships that were phased out in the early 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Don’t get me wrong: I share Leslie’s impulse to wax nostalgically about "the act you've known for all these years."
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
Jenkins’ direction is serviceable at best and the style is drab rather than nostalgically worn.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024
A tall man with a courteous demeanour, Napolitano frequently showed his physical fragility and emotions in the latter years of his presidency, tearing up nostalgically during speeches.
From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2023
‘Aaron Pomham the Priest and Moses Pomham the Kind of the Punkapaug and Neponsit Tribes were frequent Visitors at my Father’s House . ..,” he wrote nostalgically.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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