Sentences

repine in a sentence

v. i.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Definition

To repine means to feel or express discontent or longing for something that is lost or missed.

Sample Sentences

  1. She began to repine over the opportunities she had missed in her youth.
  2. Despite his success, he would often repine for the carefree days of his past.
  3. The artist did not repine at her struggles, believing they would enrich her work.
  4. As the seasons changed, he found himself repining for the warmth of summer.
  5. Rather than repine over lost time, she focused on making the most of the present.
  6. She began to repine over the opportunities she had let slip away.
  7. Instead of repining for what he lost, he decided to focus on building a better future.
  8. The old man would often repine in his rocking chair, reminiscing about his youth.
  9. As the days grew colder, she couldn't help but repine for the warmth of summer.
  10. He found it difficult not to repine when he saw his friends moving on without him.