hanker
Example Sentences
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Democrats, licking their wounds, may be hankering for another chance to fight.
From BBC
It’s enough to make a reader hanker for a volume devoted to the director’s long working relationship with Head or for a filmography refracted through the actresses he obsessed over and glorified.
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
Later in her career, she was, all too often, called upon to play "dragons" and "old bags" when she hankered after more glamorous roles.
From BBC
When markets eventually correct, New York Democrats will be hankering for another tax fix to feed their spending habits.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
