long s
or long ess
a style of the letter s, suggesting a lowercase f in form, formerly common in handwriting and as a type character.
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How to use long s in a sentence
I suspect she still longs for a community who could love her despite what she did.
During Advent, Lots of Waiting, But Not Enough Hope | Gene Robinson | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday, Hatch is a married father of one adopted son, but he longs to connect with his progeny.
Today’s Sperm Donor Isn’t a Broke 20-Something | Stephanie Fairyington | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe life Piper longs for, whether with Larry or Alex, might not look much different.
Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension | Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe family fled to Jordan in June of this year, but Soundos still longs to play with a doll that was left behind.
The Little Syrian Girl With a Bullet in Her Head | Gregory Beals | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNow in his eighties, Sean apparently "longs for a reconciliation."
"Get a F***ing Life": Last Words Daniel Day-Lewis Spoke To Half-Brother | Tom Sykes | March 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He's to foreclose that mortgage and longs to own that one field of ours just to complete the shape of his farm.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondShe was thrown from Short and Longs bobsled one night and had to be helped home.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonGradually the desire for the romantic increases until the novel-reader longs to have a romance of her own.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumOne rather shrinks from that kind of thing when one is not used to it, and longs to do something to disturb it.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossThe Adagio is very fine in its way, but such is its cloying sweetness that one longs for something bracing and active.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for longs (1 of 2)
/ (lɒŋz) /
full-length trousers
long-dated gilt-edged securities
finance unsold securities or commodities held in anticipation of rising prices
British Dictionary definitions for long s (2 of 2)
a lower-case s, printed ʃ, formerly used in handwriting and printing: Also called: long ess
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