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Meanings of wistful admiration in English

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Usage of wistful admiration in English
1
He gazed at me with a kind of wistful admiration.
Death at the Excelsior, and Other Stories
2
Eliza's eyes were bright with a wistful admiration.
The Iron Trail
3
He regarded her with wistful admiration.
Septimus
4
They watched it with wistful admiration.
The Centauri Device
5
They deal with the pious legends of the Saints, and are regarded with wistful admiration by the most modern of Parisian playwrights.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
6
Or, I may have flattered my vanity with the reflection that she had eyed me-her hero, perhaps-withwistful admiration across the wall.
The House of a Thousand Candles
7
But once or twice she had approached intimacy with Chirac, whose wistful admiration for her always aroused into activity her desire to charm.
The Old Wives' Tale
8
"Ah, that," said he with a glance of wistful admiration, "that is because you have red hair."
Septimus
9
"Will you come over now and try on your dress?" Ally asked, looking at her with wistful admiration.
Summer
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