yearned for
Example Sentences
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My mother and I clashed, and I yearned for expression and freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
After reading Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” she explained, she yearned for more “old-fashioned” stories centering girls and women.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
If you’ve ever yearned for your living space to smell like buttery movie theater popcorn or dill pickle juice, Bath & Body Works has you covered.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025
It is the very voice the Framers yearned for engaged citizens to bring to the jury box.
From Slate • Oct. 23, 2025
I yearned for someone to come play with me—soccer, marbles, hopscotch, anything—but no one was in sight.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
