longed

Example Sentences

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Rasputin was growing more isolated and knew he had enemies who longed to kill him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He turned out to be a kind partner, but Eunhee missed her son deeply, and longed to be reunited with him.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Pretty was undeniably in again, and often so anodyne that even lipstick lovers like myself longed for the days of an angsty anti-makeup manifesto.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Susan Gudmundsdottir Johnsen, a 52-year-old travel agency employee, also said she longed for quieter times.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

She loved music, and, like many teenagers, she longed for individuality and independence.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti