yearn for
Example Sentences
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They look at gaping inequalities in society and yearn for change.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The meaning I glean from your words is this: It’s not so much that you yearn for him romantically and fear you made a mistake simply because your life is empty without him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
“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
Even the good times can make you yearn for the quiet relaxation of a hotel room with concierge service.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 22, 2025
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
