hankering

Example Sentences

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Last spring, the Midwest transplant was hankering to see some wildflowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

And distributors, dizzy from years of surprises and disruption, are hankering for a universally appealing, tried-and-true marketing campaign, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The trend toward extravagance dovetailed nicely with the emergence of baby boomers and older Gen X–ers with more disposable income, the hankering for less-traveled international locales and a generational shift toward more creature comforts.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

After nearly eight months of "oily and salty" prison food, Barbie told the Sunday Times she would like to have some salad and marmite, while Peter was hankering for baked beans.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

On the day after Gram was buried, her friend Gloria—the one Gram thought was so much like Phoebe, and the one who had a hankering for Gramps—came to visit Gramps.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech