pine for
Example Sentences
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Regulars such as Craig Watkins, 73 years old, a retired race-car engineer from Northern California, pine for the chain’s old standards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Photos of Pochettino sharing a coffee with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, that went viral on social media last week, served only to amplify affections among supporters who pine for his return.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
How much do you want to pine for “better days,” when maybe there was more under the surface of those “better days” than we want to admit?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024
“Bridgerton,” which is based on a series of novels by the author Julia Quinn, follows eight siblings as they pine for love and reckon with relationships in early-19th-century London.
From New York Times • May 15, 2024
He did not yearn or pine for the girl, rather he thought about her, and decided.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
