nostalgia

Example Sentences

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Tapping in to the frenzy for all things Kennedy and ‘90s nostalgia, it adds: “From the catalog to the screen—it’s nice to see a familiar face.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Some sports media types believe SI is largely a nostalgia play in a landscape where young fans go elsewhere for game highlights and turn to provocative hosts such as Pat McAfee on YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The revenge of the analog—through the popularity of Moleskine notebooks and letterpress cards, through the revival of film cameras among Gen Z—comes down to something more interesting than simple nostalgia.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

In a cake defined by nostalgia, that presence matters.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Then the wind began, warm, incipient, full of voices from the past, the murmurs of ancient geraniums, sighs of disenchantment that preceded the most tenacious nostalgia.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez