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nostalgic

How to use nostalgic in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for nostalgic.

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Ultima Online just made me feel all nostalgic.

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Quick take

unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nostalgic gathered in one view.

adjective

unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nostalgic.

adjective

unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

Example sentences

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Ultima Online just made me feel all nostalgic.

2

Maybe I'm just nostalgic but there are very few things that seem magic to me anymore.

3

Even after their entire population has been renewed by death and birth, broken empires are nostalgic.

4

To an outsider, the 8-bit stuff could just seem like shitty graphics, but to many insiders it's awesome and nostalgic and charming.

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I've upvoted this because I would like to see minix succeed and for nostalgic reasons but I can't help the feeling that minix has missed its window of opportunity.

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The nostalgic side of me would love to see the old logo and the old brand stick around forever, but if I'm being honest, this is probably the most appropriate thing they could have done.

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That's cool, we all get nostalgic sometimes"Javascript: "So you're a dynamic individual who thinks that, underneath, everything is an object?

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It looks nostalgic on 90s Gourard-shaded untextured computer graphics.

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Folders, packages, envelopes... maybe they're too nostalgic for the bold futurist, but generally it's about as practical as you can get.> Wrenches and Gears Who hasn't used a screwdriver?

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Warren Ellis's excelent "How to see the future"[1], addresses why we're perpetually bored by the times we live in, and are always nostalgic about some bygone golden age: ...We look at the present day through a rear-view mirror.

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I can't help but wonder if I'll wax nostalgic one day about the unfettered access I had to general purpose computers that I could make do almost anything as the "think of the children" types of that day tut-tut about how madly dangerous it all was.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use nostalgic in a sentence?

Ultima Online just made me feel all nostalgic.

What does nostalgic mean?

unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

What part of speech is nostalgic?

nostalgic is commonly used as adjective.