How to Use nostalgia in a Sentence
nostalgia
noun- He was filled with nostalgia for his college days.
- A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my childhood home.
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The rhythm of the road and the wind coming in the cracked windows brought on a surge of nostalgia.
— Aaron M. Kinzer, New York Times, 29 July 2023 -
The theme of both the pastries and the booklet is nostalgia.
— Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, 27 June 2019 -
The thrill of putting a car on the track provides a sense of nostalgia, too.
— Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2018 -
This celeb dad knows how to have fun and keep the nostalgia alive.
— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023 -
The video above is sure to bring you some 80s nostalgia.
— John Pana, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021 -
Along the way, make sure to get your fill of all the nostalgia that makes this trip one-of-a-kind.
— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2020 -
The play is also full of nostalgia — there are no phones in the play.
— Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 11 Jan. 2022 -
The idea is the nostalgia of the song could bring a sales boost to the chain, which is in the midst of a turnaround effort.
— Bychris Morris, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The Great Pause has thrown that nostalgia out like trash.
— Madhushree Ghosh, Longreads, 12 May 2021 -
There's a Friends special on its way and nostalgia is in the air.
— Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020 -
The power of nostalgia and video games is very much at the heart of the retro movement.
— John Kehayias, Wired, 19 June 2021 -
Her parents looked at the boots with a mix of grief and nostalgia.
— CBS News, 13 Mar. 2018 -
The 15-track album is a bop that'll bring back a bit of nostalgia.
— Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 4 Sep. 2021 -
Right was right and wrong was wrong, that kind of nostalgia.
— Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023 -
The nostalgia fits the mood of the times, Weinstein said.
— Mae Anderson, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2023 -
Welcome to the new era of normcore—and all the 2010s nostalgia that comes with it.
— Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 6 Mar. 2023 -
Alexa will soon be able to hit you with a bit of nostalgia and speak to you in a loved one's voice.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 June 2022 -
There’s a lot of nostalgia with cards, but people see the sales.
— Washington Post, 13 May 2021 -
This isn't the first time Airbnb has offered a dose of nostalgia.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2021 -
For parents, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang bring back a sense of nostalgia.
— Sari Hitchins, Parents, 12 June 2024 -
The same home movies of Christmas morning, the same longing glances across the bar, the same nostalgia, the same heartache.
— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The book is not the only bit of recent nostalgia for John.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024 -
And the strange nostalgia of looking back on your teenage years.
— Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, 11 Nov. 2019 -
Let it be known, this tour isn’t just a nostalgia trip.
— Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024 -
The nostalgia is an adult thing, not a childhood thing.
— Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2019 -
In recent years, Ocean Ave. hasn’t lived up to the nostalgia.
— Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 2 July 2024 -
Coupled with the general chaos of These Times, a touch of nostalgia feels like the perfect balm.
— Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024 -
The theme song became so beloved dedicated fans need to hear just a few notes to have warm memories of the show and its cast, and feelings of nostalgia for a simpler time.
— Pam Windsor, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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