nostalgically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Seen in proximity to “The Seasons,” its optimism felt nostalgically redolent of a very different age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 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
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
“Here, I have spent my life,” he comments nostalgically.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023
He didn’t want to attend his father’s alma mater, and live in an apartment in Central Square as his parents once had, and revisit the streets about which his parents speak nostalgically.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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