hankering

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 16, 2026

The trend toward extravagance dovetailed nicely with the emergence of baby boomers and older Gen X–ers with more disposable income, the hankering for less-traveled international locales and a generational shift toward more creature comforts.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

After nearly eight months of "oily and salty" prison food, Barbie told the Sunday Times she would like to have some salad and marmite, while Peter was hankering for baked beans.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Yet for more than a decade, Hovde, 60, has had a hankering to hold political office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

This more ’bout you hankering for your family so much that you ain’t looking at things clear.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis