longed
Example Sentences
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I have always longed to go to Yorkshire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Through "feel-good writing", they could depict the men and relationships they longed to see, but "can't have in real life".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 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
Subie faithful have longed for a powertrain that reflects their values, or at least doesn’t make a mockery of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
We longed with every moment to be out of the blazing suburbs and into the welcome darkness of the countryside.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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