longing eye

Example Sentences

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It’s a balm, a longing eye and a soft smile, a confident embrace.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2015

But they had cast a longing eye on the whale-boat, which, when equipped for service, contained many things very useful to them, and they laid a plan to carry her off, which succeeded.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

Turkey cast a longing eye at the blue mare.

From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

I have been giving a longing eye to the Upland.

From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry

Art sallied down to the hedge on which the linen had been put out to dry, and having reconnoitered the premises, shrugged himself, and cast a longing eye on the third shirt.

From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William