yearn for
Example Sentences
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“All his life, he has been taught to yearn for eternity,” Ms. Sy-Quia writes of his deliberations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"There is so much to do, let's do it. Let's yearn for a happy ending in our own lives."
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Even the good times can make you yearn for the quiet relaxation of a hotel room with concierge service.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025
‘Just Kids,’ a tale of scrambling toward relevancy as the ‘60s morphed into the ‘70s, makes a kid from the Reagan-Bush years yearn for the galvanizing turbulence of an era gone by.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
I yearn for a minute of a gentle, just-stirring stupor, but I can’t afford to be groggy.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
