yearn

Example Sentences

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NBC merely needed to wait until our yearning for respite and distraction became so acute as to make us thirsty for harmony.

From Salon

In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times

“More than ever, Season 5 is going to be about yearning,” Brownell said, adding that it “feels groundbreaking” to have a “Bridgerton” season focused on a queer romance.

From Los Angeles Times

But it had been a difficult three years, they added, spent yearning for the band to come back.

From BBC

Experimental and fun, it crushes the stars' voices through digital effects that give their declarations of undying love a yearning, other-worldly quality.

From BBC