Sentences

wistly in a sentence

adv.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 11, Grade 12

Definition

WISTLY: in a manner that expresses a deep, melancholic longing or nostalgia for something lost or past.

Sample Sentences

  1. She gazed wistfully out of the window, remembering the carefree days of her childhood.
  2. He spoke wistfully of the summer nights spent under the stars with friends long gone.
  3. The old man looked wistly at the photographs, each one a reminder of a life well-lived.
  4. As she walked through the empty park, she felt a wistful ache for the laughter that once filled the air.
  5. His wistful expression hinted at dreams unfulfilled and moments lost to time.