hankers after
Example Sentences
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Listening to him talk, it’s tempting to wonder if he hankers after the era when he was American rock’s public enemy No 1, the primary source of outrage for conservative watchdog organisations.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2017
Although he makes it clear he loved the experience of filming Star Trek, you get the impression that Quinto hankers after more serious roles.
From The Guardian • May 4, 2013
In throbbing, booming Los Angeles, he is a man who hankers after peace & quiet.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Prague if one hankers after crisp roast duck and three kinds of dumplings at a restaurant with a view of Hradcany Castle and the Vltava River, one must reserve several days ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the germ of a fatal spiritual ambition is lurking within him; and as he grows into a youth, he hankers after something which he calls sympathy, but which is really applause.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.
