Example Sentences

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The 30 franchise owners have spent decades gazing longingly at the other American sports, which all have successfully limited their highest-paid employees’ compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Stephen Colletti made his love for the fish clear, posting a video longingly staring at a full case of salmon in a supermarket.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

The NBC cameras panned to billionaire’s row to show Jared Kushner chatting with Bezos and Pinchai, with Zuckerberg looking on longingly, as though hoping to be tapped into the conversation himself.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

And now she’s here, on the cusp of being one of those movie stars she talks so longingly about.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024

From Uglyville, it must have been huge, visible to anyone staring longingly out their window.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld