Used in a Sentence

wistful

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

Editorial note

Xkcd has been wistful pretty much from day one.

Examples15
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wistful.

adjective

showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

Example sentences

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Xkcd has been wistful pretty much from day one.

2

I am thankful for how things have evolved, even when wistful.

3

I'm waxing wistful for my first years as a parent and for the things I did and wish I had done more

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A few wistful old high priests mutter about the beautiful thing.

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Amazement, and a wistful longing for a simple freedom enjoyed in the distant, halcyon past.

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It seems like every other day I read something which is wistful for a bit more 'enforced equality'.

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To get that information about a user, you should need informed consent, not just a marketer's wistful greed.

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" sounds a lot like wistful nostalgia for this gatekeeping behavior.

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I understand the view, and I often feel wistful that if I see someone wearing a batman t-shirt there's a much smaller chance than before that he's friend material.

10

Take anything from loper-os with a massive grain of salt, he is a long-term troll who has been writing these sorts of wistful but ultimately empty posts for several years now. Calling everything and everyone stupid and bloated and yearning for the good old days is his thing.

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But there's a big difference between advising against wistful investment in Bitcoin as if there's guaranteed payoffs, and denying that Bitcoin is a significant breakthrough in technology.

12

So I settled on just trying to mime the part and playing with emotions like when you're doing a bend or a vibrato, contorting your face with wistful wrinkles and tilting your head rhythmically like Santana would behind his sunglasses.

13

I get to work on nifty stuff for decades without ever worrying about being even "Ramen profitable".If I were in the position of Mark Bolas, I'd certainly be wistful about the billion dollars I might have had.

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Having since done a lot of travel in the 'modern' way of nice hotels, rental cars and the like, I still get wistful when I see a couple of scruffy looking youngsters making their way on a shoestring cash budget but a burgeoning enthusiasm supply.

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If diversity in language diminishes a little bit, while humankind enjoys better health, longer lifespans,[1] and other benefits of increasing worldwide prosperity, I will feel wistful about that, because I am curious about all world languages, but people should be at liberty to decide what languages they use, and when.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wistful in a sentence?

Xkcd has been wistful pretty much from day one.

What does wistful mean?

showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

What part of speech is wistful?

wistful is commonly used as adjective.