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

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

Still, I yearned for a protagonist who hits bottom, then finds a way to evolve and transcend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

Part of her still yearned for Jaime to appear and rescue her from this humiliation, but her twin was nowhere to be seen.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin