yearn

Example Sentences

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She may still yearn for the approval, acknowledgement, attention and validation of her father, even if she received those things from her stepfather.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

But when Gen Zs talk about their yearning to yearn, it’s not necessarily about a need to reshape existing stories to their specifications, but about whatever arrangement of words and attitudes resonates with them.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 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

‘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