hanker

Example Sentences

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Why she hankered to be a teacher, I couldn’t tell you.

From Literature

We do often hanker to leave town on multimonth adventures that break us out of our routines.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’ve got a hankering for your good fried chicken,” I told my aunt.

From Literature

The pandemic isn’t over but we can at least perceive its end; we’ve also long accepted the fact that we’re stupid and contagious, but also bored and antsy and hankering for excitement.

From Salon

And distributors, dizzy from years of surprises and disruption, are hankering for a universally appealing, tried-and-true marketing campaign, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal