hanker after
Example Sentences
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Even if he does still hanker after a prominent political role, he will almost certainly be barred from getting one.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Intelligence officials have repeatedly made clear they hanker after the same generative AI tools that promise to revolutionize swaths of business and modernize economies.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
As we get older, we all hanker after a slower pace of life, right?
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2019
As people increasingly identify with more than one locality, so they begin to hanker after more than one resting place.
From Economist • Apr. 12, 2018
Try to be happy with your husband—try not to fret over what is irrevocable, and not to hanker after what is hopeless.
From A Mere Chance, Vol. 3 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada
