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Wistfully is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Wistfully | Wistful | Wistfulness

Wistfully meaning

In a wistful manner.

Using Wistfully

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a wistful manner.
  • In the example corpus, wistfully often appears in combinations such as: wistfully and, wistfully staring, wistfully the.

Context around Wistfully

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

looking 1× gazing 1× window 1× watch 1× wrote 1× herself 1× wondered 1× recalled 1× girls 1× remembered 1×

Often after:

staring 2× actually 1× recall 1× considering 1×

Sentence patterns with Wistfully

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

10 recalled wistfully the boom 1× and others wistfully considering the 1× answers rather wistfully actually i 1× be looking wistfully and she 1× finds herself wistfully staring at 1× mind wondered wistfully what if 1× scotch and wistfully staring off 1× the window wistfully and praying 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dear friend 1× an onlooker told 1× as for drinking 1× but he answers 1× intra league loans 1× once every few 1×

Common sentence endings:

a saintly leader 1× appeal of suicide 1× as a family 1× classmates including me 1× enjoyed last year 1× her living room 1×

Words around Wistfully

Just before it in the word index:

wistful 62 wisteria 18 wister 4 wistedt 2 wistar 2 wissun 2

Just after it in the word index:

wistfulness 6 wistow 4 wistrich 5 wistron 10 wit 533 wita 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Wistfully

  • In this selection, "wistfully" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, looking, gazing, window, staring, actually and recall stand out and add context to how "wistfully" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 10 recalled wistfully the boom and and others wistfully considering the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wistfully" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wistfully

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The 43-year-old mother of 10 recalled wistfully the boom she said the trade enjoyed last year. (18 words)

The mind wondered wistfully, what if fate had willed otherwise, and we were born in one of these homes. (19 words)

Once every few days, playwright Fern Naomi Renville finds herself wistfully staring at the cake-box-sized mock-up in her living room. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

But rather than gazing out the window wistfully and praying for snow to come, why not make a visit to the Dairy Arts Center, where two artists are redefining how we see this season, finding beauty and resilience in this seemingly desolate time? (43 words)

The three girls wistfully recall the smell of the sweet wheat pudding their family used to prepare for the spring festival of Xidir Ilyas, a nostalgic hole even Bria’s moreish spaghetti can’t quite fill. (36 words)

And that would be the end of the show, you’ll just see them all at the farm, and Mel will just be looking wistfully, and she’ll be like, I got it. (33 words)

Question examples

But rather than gazing out the window wistfully and praying for snow to come, why not make a visit to the Dairy Arts Center, where two artists are redefining how we see this season, finding beauty and resilience in this seemingly desolate time? (43 words)

Example sentences (13)

And that would be the end of the show, you’ll just see them all at the farm, and Mel will just be looking wistfully, and she’ll be like, I got it.

An onlooker told Daily Mail Australia at the time that Danika looked smitten with the footballer and was practically sitting on his lap while gazing wistfully into his eyes.

But rather than gazing out the window wistfully and praying for snow to come, why not make a visit to the Dairy Arts Center, where two artists are redefining how we see this season, finding beauty and resilience in this seemingly desolate time?

Intra-league loans are always a risky and, currently, it appears that Wycombe are reaping the benefits of the deal, whilst, donning our nostalgic lenses, we watch wistfully from afar.

A dear friend from high school days, a strong supporter of President Trump, wrote wistfully a while ago on a Facebook message thread shared by a few classmates, including me.

As for drinking with Vision, he’s probably your guy if you’re a fan of sipping on extremely old scotch and wistfully staring off into the great unknown.

Once every few days, playwright Fern Naomi Renville finds herself wistfully staring at the cake-box-sized mock-up in her living room.

The mind wondered wistfully, what if fate had willed otherwise, and we were born in one of these homes.

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But he answers rather wistfully: “Actually, I would love to go back to the days where we used to all sit down together and eat meals as a family.

The 43-year-old mother of 10 recalled wistfully the boom she said the trade enjoyed last year.

The three girls wistfully recall the smell of the sweet wheat pudding their family used to prepare for the spring festival of Xidir Ilyas, a nostalgic hole even Bria’s moreish spaghetti can’t quite fill.

Many of those who remembered wistfully the halcyon days of Mr Russell's leadership found that the new incumbent did not fulfill their expectations of a saintly leader.

Silverstein 32 Parker became famous for her short, viciously humorous poems, many about the perceived ludicrousness of her many (largely unsuccessful) romantic affairs and others wistfully considering the appeal of suicide.

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Common combinations with wistfully

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wistfully" in a sentence?
An example: "And that would be the end of the show, you’ll just see them all at the farm, and Mel will just be looking wistfully, and she’ll be like, I got it." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "wistfully" from authentic English texts.
What does "wistfully" mean?
Wistfully means: In a wistful manner.
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