longed

Example Sentences

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“I just longed for my kids to have the same childhood I had, a slower pace of life,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He turned out to be a kind partner, but Eunhee missed her son deeply, and longed to be reunited with him.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But what he didn’t realize was remembering that I liked only a splash of milk and an extra shot of matcha fed a hunger in me I didn’t know I longed for.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Torn between the two cities, Alarnab said he longed to one day rebuild his home in Damascus.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Her keenest attention was awakened; she longed to hear more, and was grateful to her uncle for saying:

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen