nostalgic
Example Sentences
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But unlike Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca,” the governors of California, Washington and other states aren’t waxing nostalgic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Worried about its future and often nostalgic for an idealized past, it's fair to say that much of America saw itself in Dolly Parton.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
He also wrote Teddy Pendergrass’ “Love T.K.O.,” which was famously sampled in Ahmed Lewis’ 1994 nostalgic hip-hop single, “Back in the Day,” among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Johnson is so concerned with conforming to the auspicious, nostalgic idea of who Bourdain was that he makes his biopic far too safe.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Was it possible to feel nostalgic for something you never experienced?
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgic
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