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
This is the chance they have yearned for.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 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
He was happier now than he’d been before he transitioned, but he still yearned for something else, some place outside of gender.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
