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 the U. S., she hankers after her brat, left in England to be reared by its father and his invalid wife.
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
Keep this scornful effusion of mine to yourself, dear friend, and continue to work for me, for I will freely confess, the place appears now doubly desirable, since I know, that he hankers after it.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob
