yearn for
Example Sentences
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On Anne Hathaway’s Penelope, Wilson writes that the script “gives her nothing to do except yearn for Matt Damon, for reasons unknown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
They look at gaping inequalities in society and yearn for change.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
They yearn for more, and they’ve found it in each other.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
But one day, the excitement of the AI trade will come from plunges rather than melt-ups, and when that happens, you will yearn for boredom.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
I know I should probably hate that about interstates and yearn for the halcyon days of yore, back when you could be drenched in local color at every turn— but whatever.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
