wistfully

Example Sentences

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Inara George looks back on it now as wistfully as someone remembering a love affair or a semester abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

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

“Maybe it’s the eyes,” my mother says wistfully as she makes a sharp turn onto the highway entrance ramp.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass