pining

Example Sentences

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“Audiences are pining for novelty, especially younger demographics.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Their plight at the hugely unpopular and vast former athletics track is well documented, with fans pining for Upton Park's intimidating atmosphere.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

There’s no evidence that this generation intends to make pining their only romantic activity; it’s more that they are very content, at the moment, to luxuriate in the many conduits for yearning available to them.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

You wasted almost half a year screwing around and pining over some girl you've never even met in person.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline