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"the longing" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English
It is typically used to describe a strong, persistent desire or yearning for something. Example: "She couldn't shake off the longing to return to her hometown and be reunited with her family and friends."
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the longing
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An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
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Zumthor had talked about the "longing" of spaces to be discovered.
The toll on everyone seemed immense — the hardships, the uncertainty, the longing.
In another, partygoers nibble sushi rolls under the longing gaze of a huge, caged ape.
Oh, the longing.
I think it arises, in part at least, from the longing for connection, the longing to express what is essentially inexpressible, our own unique experience of being alive.
"So, too, does the longing for reconciliation".
And what he perceived was the longing.
The longing for a goal seemed unendurable.
But I recognise the longing for perfection.
Then with the longing comes the despair.
No: it is the longing for redemption".
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