wistfully

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He also befriended a Ukrainian worker named Nadja—whom he remembered wistfully, even late in life, decades after he last saw her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

At one point, he remarks wistfully that forests don’t smell the way they used to.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2025

So the album opens with the familiar, always timeless voice of Steve Earle, telling the story of Hopper’s childhood, wistfully looking at the trains heading west and dreaming of the future.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

“We’d seen a lot of bands there, so playing there was like the dream,” the singer says wistfully of those early days.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

He thought wistfully of the guys out on the football field in the sweet fresh wind, tossing the ball around before practice began.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier