longing for
Example Sentences
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It was still not easy for Gonzalez to leave Manchester City, where he felt settled, but Newcastle will give him the platform he has been longing for as a key player.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In my time in Florida, I’d found a more complicated story, but down here, everyone had their theories, their longing for citrus nirvana, and their anger at the loss.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
"We're watching the news today, with wars, with division, and, like, how much everyone is just so longing for something good to happen," Scoville said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
He was longing for sleep himself, but first he had to make room for him and Wolf and waken Renn.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
