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The example sentences of WISTFUL in videos (3 in total of 3)

Richard Linklater Boyhood interview: Why he spent 12 years on a film English (GB)
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10 Amazing Stories of Real Life Mercenaries English (US)
out preposition or subordinating conjunction to to be verb, base form a determiner wistful adjective attempt noun, singular or mass to to gain verb, base form access noun, singular or mass to to equatorial proper noun, singular guinea proper noun, singular ’ s proper noun, singular significant adjective oil noun, singular or mass riches noun, plural .
Blue Jasmine -- Movie Review English (null)
wistful adjective humor noun, singular or mass now adverb and coordinating conjunction i personal pronoun i personal pronoun think verb, non-3rd person singular present he personal pronoun probably adverb has verb, 3rd person singular present this determiner person noun, singular or mass function noun, singular or mass as preposition or subordinating conjunction a determiner

Use "wistful" in a sentence | "wistful" example sentences

How to use "wistful" in a sentence?

  • It was funny, she thought, but her smile turned wistful because she had nobody to tell.
    -Laini Taylor-
  • Intelligent and alert, wistful but enthusiastic, frank yet tactful, assured without conceit and tender without sentimentality.
    -Cecil Beaton-
  • All green and fair the summer lies, Just budded from the bud of spring, With tender blue of wistful skies, And winds that softly sing.
    -Sarah Chauncey Woolsey-
  • The smile he gave her was wistful, just a little lift to his mouth. "You are a fighter." ""Yes. Always. And sometimes I'm a whole army.
    -J.R. Ward-
  • Now that I near 80, I realize with wistful pleasure that on many occasions I was 10, 20, 40, even 50 years ahead of my time.
    -Benoit Mandelbrot-
  • Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.
    -Sophie Ellis Bextor-
  • I had not thought of violets of late, The wild, shy kind that springs beneath you feet In wistful April days.
    -Alice Dunbar Nelson-
  • I want a horse and plough, Chickens too, Just one cow, With a wistful moo.
    -Noel Coward-
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Definition and meaning of WISTFUL

What does "wistful mean?"
wistful

/ˈwis(t)fəl/

wistful

adjective
having or showing feeling of vague or regretful longing.

What are synonyms of "wistful"?
Some common synonyms of "wistful" are:
  • regretful,
  • nostalgic,
  • yearning,
  • longing,
  • plaintive,
  • rueful,
  • melancholy,
  • sad,
  • mournful,
  • forlorn,
  • disconsolate,
  • woebegone,
  • doleful,
  • pensive,
  • reflective,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

regretful

/rəˈɡretfəl/

regretful
adjective

feeling or showing regret.

nostalgic

/näˈstaljik/

nostalgic
adjective noun

feeling, evoking, or characterized by nostalgia. nostalgic person.

yearning

/ˈyərniNG/

yearning
adjective noun verb

involving or expressing yearning. Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need. To strongly desire something or someone.

longing

/ˈlôNGiNG/

longing
adjective noun verb

having or showing yearning desire. yearning desire. To have a strong desire for something or someone.

plaintive

/ˈplān(t)iv/

plaintive
adjective

Having a sad or wailing sound.

rueful

/ˈro͞ofəl/

rueful
adjective

(Of a smile, etc.) slightly sorry or regretful.

melancholy

/ˈmelənˌkälē/

melancholy
adjective adverb noun

sad or depressed. Having a sad mood or feeling. sadness.

sad

/sad/

sad
adjective

Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened.

mournful

/ˈmôrnfəl/

mournful
adjective

Very sad.

forlorn

/fərˈlôrn/

forlorn
adjective

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

disconsolate

/ˌdisˈkäns(ə)lət/

disconsolate
adjective noun

very unhappy and unable to be comforted. Sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled.

woebegone

/ˈwōbēˌɡôn/

woebegone
adjective

sad or miserable in appearance.

doleful

/ˈdōlfəl/

doleful
adjective

Sad; mournful.

pensive

/ˈpensiv/

pensive
adjective

Dreamily thoughtful.

reflective

/rəˈflektiv/

reflective
adjective

Thinking deeply about something; thoughtful.

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