longing for home

Example Sentences

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A memory is unlocked in a pair of slouchy carpenter pants and delicate stacks of golden jewelry, and the longing for home is temporarily satiated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

After longing for home for five months, even the hot, humid air of the coastal city of Port Sudan felt refreshing on my face.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

So they are biding their time, waiting for the end of a war that shows no signs of ending soon, longing for home and refusing to think too far into the future.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Even without an example of that in your life, there are steps you can take to move beyond your longing for home.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

Of course, every cat behaved like that, but all the same Will felt such a longing for home that tears scalded his eyes.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman