nostalgia
Example Sentences
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A curdled mug of nostalgia for adult-size puppets leading children around candy-hued soundstage sets, “Buddy” is a horror comedy scraped from the fuzzy lining of low-rent kiddie programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
To her, the vegetable represented comfort and nostalgia.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Compared to other quick-service competitors, who are increasingly offering labyrinthine menus with new products rolled out seasonally and limited runs of nostalgia items, Cane’s menu feels sparse, with a sort of Steve Jobs Apple-era minimalism.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Driven by nostalgia and a desire for authentic style, old threadbare tees have turned into big business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The nostalgia is the stronger and the more ambiguous because he is really ‘in quest of his own absconded self yet scared to find it’.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgia
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