yearning

Example Sentences

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That's good news for fans who fell in love with the yearning empathy of early songs like Black Dog, Eugene and Weightless.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The overarching theme of this display of some 80 international artists, which occupies almost the entire Taipei Fine Arts Museum, is yearning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

And I think that’s what Rachel, when we find her, that’s what she’s yearning for, that’s what she is struggling with.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The lyrics of trot songs typically revolve around love and separation, or the yearning for a warm, familiar home.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Tristan und Isolde is an out-and-out masterpiece, with sweeping, yearning themes, deserving of its place in music’s pantheon, whatever it may or may not have innovated.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall