pining
Example Sentences
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The lack of a son’s POV makes Boy Mom pining both performative and disturbingly real.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
By all accounts, investors are pining for shares.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“Audiences are pining for novelty, especially younger demographics.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
The boys were ready, were proud to be able to help out the U.S. of A. and whatnot, although the chubby girlfriends and mothers admitted they’d be pining for their men.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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