| In contrast to the wistfulness associated with nostalgia, however, the feeling here was one of nervousness, and even desperation. |
| My flirting with him represents some wistfulness, nostalgia and regret of those years past. |
| It begins with a short, tentative introduction of Bohemian wistfulness before launching on a vigorous sonata-form Allegro con brio. |
| And while he tried to stage a graceful exit from the presidential race, there remained an abiding sense of wistfulness. |
| Suddenly the coyness was gone from her voice, replaced by genuine wistfulness. |
| A seasonal wistfulness follows as I remember the faces and places of the Christmases of the past. |
