yearning

Example Sentences

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In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Experimental and fun, it crushes the stars' voices through digital effects that give their declarations of undying love a yearning, other-worldly quality.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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

That is also what she enjoys most in Boys' Love stories: "The tenderness, the yearning and the emotional connection between the two male leads."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Because his scar had been burning for hours, yearning to show him Voldemort’s thoughts?

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling