longing
Example Sentences
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“The Boy Next Door,” which Garland made famous in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis,” tells a tale of heterosexual longing hiding in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times
As a Jew, I was especially drawn to the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., for whom Zionism—the Jewish longing for self-determination—was inseparable from the universal struggle for human rights.
The Salvadoran mother of two said she felt her baby grow inside her as the days passed and she settled into a heartsore rhythm, bonding with strangers longing for children, family and home.
From Los Angeles Times
If there’s one thing “Eternity” wants from its viewer, it’s for them to move on, release the human longing for control.
From Salon
More will flick on the radio or TV on a freezing winter's night in the UK longing to be warmed by news from the other side of the planet.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
