Words similar to longs

Example sentences for: longs

How can you use “longs” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Sheehy's Hillary longs to be given the same free pass--to have hers be yet another uplifting tale of growth in the face of personal suffering.
The public longs for a deft campaigner who doesn't seem prepackaged.
One longs for Browning to clear the mist.
It would be impossible to compile a definitive glossary for this group, but a few examples follow: the heads (naval colloquialism, dating from the late nineteenth century, said to be from the location of the latrines on a ship); the longs (pet-name for latrines at Brasenose College, Oxford, from c. 1870, so-called because they were built from funds donated by a certain Lady Long); and greenhouses (Ulysses , Book VIII), James Joyce's personal slang for the public toilets after the color of their paint.
There is one endorsement the RPH seeks above all: Ralph Reed's . The RPH longs to sign the former Christian Coalition boss as a campaign consultant.