wanderlust
Example Sentences
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He draws on the photographer’s diaries and autobiography to portray his subject as a gentle-souled adventurer, driven into a peripatetic life by wanderlust and financial necessity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
It encouraged wanderlust as Sal and Dean traveled across the country, indulging in their freedoms and desires with almost reckless abandon.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
Watts's main advice for readers with a similar wanderlust is to consider travelling further afield.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
I fantasized about backpacking the world; a jaunt to Vegas satisfied his wanderlust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
But, as I’d been reminded on multiple occasions by my mom, the security of the future was more important than satisfying a twelve-year-old girl’s wanderlust.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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