He was on the verge of tears thinking about long-lost family and his mother's pie.

And the rest of my long-lost family.

Both hurrying down the porch steps to welcome their long-lost family.

The most common is that it represents a lonely man waiting for his long-lost family to return.

To cheer him up, Owl and the others concoct a letter that appears to come from long-lost family.

Gonzo considers going into space with the Gonzo-like aliens, but he decides after meeting his long-lost family.

'We both know why I'm here and it is not to claim some long-lost family.'

These people depended on him, trusted him, and were dearer to him than his own long-lost family had ever been.

Around this time, his long-lost family is in need of a bank loan in order to keep their garment business alive.

In the same interview Paganelli talks about finding his long-lost family which was separated in 1959 after the Cuban revolution.