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

The 1960s middle classes could not afford haute couture, but yearned for a stylish, distinctive look of their own.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 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