hanker after
Example Sentences
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Even if he does still hanker after a prominent political role, he will almost certainly be barred from getting one.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Intelligence officials have repeatedly made clear they hanker after the same generative AI tools that promise to revolutionize swaths of business and modernize economies.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
It could never be said that the All England Club was bullied into hasty change; indeed it is rumoured some members still hanker after long trousers.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2018
As people increasingly identify with more than one locality, so they begin to hanker after more than one resting place.
From Economist • Apr. 12, 2018
Personally, I don't hanker after a runt of a hoss.
From The Garden of Eden by Brand, Max
