The sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
She glanced out the window, her expression wistful. From Wordnik.com. [City of Glass] Reference
It made me want to hold on tight to things and to people… His words trailed off, his expression wistful. From Wordnik.com. [Lipstick in Afghanistan] Reference
The younger man watched the First Officer leave, his expression wistful, before turning back to the others. From Wordnik.com. [YESTERDAY’S SON] Reference
And then, if he is at all observant, he may be aggrieved and astonished to find her again wistful or hurt. From Wordnik.com. [Married Love: or, Love in Marriage] Reference
He continued: "Sir Dominic, ah, has been known to indulge in what he describes as wistful fantasizing relevant to his occupation. From Wordnik.com. [A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows]
It is too bold to be called wistful or melancholy, and yet it is not upbeat, either. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
And all those other times, I say something kind of wistful, negative. From Wordnik.com. [blog: April 2008] Reference
"Mi hija" (my daughter), he said, a kind of wistful sadness in his voice. From Wordnik.com. [A small mound in Xoxo] Reference
I prefer to call those happy-sad memory moments "wistful" instead of maudlin. From Wordnik.com. [Singapore Noodles] Reference
There was scarcely a trace of nostalgia or self-pity in Morgan's reverie-only a kind of wistful amusement. From Wordnik.com. [The Fountains of Paradise]
My editor said to me, "Ken, you know it's kind of wistful, but I can never remember the title of your book.". From Wordnik.com. [Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way] Reference
But here, for a story paired with Jon J. Muth's lushly muted watercolors, "wistful" is the only word that suits. From Wordnik.com. [Picture Book: 'City Dog, Country Frog,' by Mo Willems and Jon Muth] Reference
And he seems repeatedly to have this kind of wistful nostalgia for a time when segregation was the law of the land. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2002] Reference
To me, wistful is melancholic. From Wordnik.com. [Cleaning Up The Mess] Reference
Raleigh smiled, sadly yet with a kind of wistful pride. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of the King] Reference
Christiane Amanpour says she's "wistful" about her former CNN-mate. From Wordnik.com. [From Inside the Box] Reference
Old Sal stood watching him, a kind of wistful wonder in her bleary eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Lo, Michael!] Reference
She refused to advance, and once more turned and stared with a kind of wistful rudeness. From Wordnik.com. [The Spread Eagle and Other Stories] Reference
Technology I can't help looking at Asus's new PC-in-a-Keyboard with a kind of wistful nostalgia. From Wordnik.com. [feeling listless] Reference
She could not help thinking of him, in his youth and the opening of his career, with a kind of wistful interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Perpetual Curate] Reference
Margaret raised her glance from the floor, in a kind of wistful leave-taking, to us who looked on and pitied her. From Wordnik.com. [Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces.] Reference
As he describes his eclectic upbringing, a kind of wistful, dreamlike expression comes over his handsome European features. From Wordnik.com. [The Blue Walrus - indie & electro music for the masses] Reference
At the back of his mind he realized there had been all along a kind of wistful resentment at the change in this girl's manner toward him. From Wordnik.com. [Something New] Reference
Her expression grew wistful. From Wordnik.com. [Red Hot Reunion] Reference
There's a wistful and amused lilt to his conversation. From Wordnik.com. [Citizen Clinton Up Close] Reference
Don't let the wistful tone of composer John Kander fool you. From Wordnik.com. [Is Broadway Rhythm Back?] Reference
Her (slightly wistful?) smile says: no chance with my politics. From Wordnik.com. [Deep In The Heart Of Texas] Reference
Tose listens to this prognosis, and smiles a smile just this side of wistful. From Wordnik.com. [Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold 'Em] Reference
But late last week, Warner sounded wistful for the life he was leaving behind. From Wordnik.com. [After Warner, 'On to Someone Else'] Reference
Although he loves a good joke, Stewart seems wistful when he talks about politics. From Wordnik.com. [A Hard Day's News] Reference
If he had a song these days, it might be Bob Dylan's wistful hymn "Forever Young.". From Wordnik.com. [The Last Hurrah] Reference
Kiddie movies and wistful romances are big, and they don't need huge stars to carry them. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Studio Edition] Reference
Like Austin, she accepts the camera's gaze head on, but there is a wistful look in her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Lives Of Teens] Reference
"" He doesn't seem like that type of person, '' says wistful Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor. From Wordnik.com. [Aiming High] Reference
He sounded a bit wistful, as if to say: too bad it wasn't Bill Clinton running for a third term. From Wordnik.com. [The Bluegrass Battle] Reference
Just before he secured the GOP nomination in March, McCain seemed wistful about the free-wheeling old days. From Wordnik.com. [Candidates Think Flip-Flopping is the Only Way to Win Elections] Reference
The United States has risen to the task, though many Americans are now wistful about those piping times of peace. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom Vs. Security] Reference
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