wistfulness

Example Sentences

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All of the romance and wistfulness of the concert can’t undo years of heartbreak and resentment.

From Salon

He must have caught the wistfulness in my smile, because he stopped chuckling, studied my expression, and said, “Vinye, why are you asking me all these questions?”

From Literature

Schneider said he and many of those active in the Yiddish scene are alive to the "danger of becoming really wrapped in a ball of nostalgia and wistfulness".

From Barron's

After agreeing on a plant palette that included lots of color, wistfulness, texture and tall grasses, the couple hired a landscape contractor to remove their lawn by hand.

From Los Angeles Times

A photograph is a record of the past from the moment the shutter snaps, which lends the medium a bit of wistfulness.

From New York Times