longing

"The first thing I said to him, apart from the usual greetings, was that everybody was worried about him, was looking for him, was longing to see him," Pepper told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“It’s to children’s fiction that you turn if you want to feel awe and hunger and longing for justice,” she writes, “to make the old warhorse heart stamp again in its stall.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Queen says she was "longing" to share her experience while launching a cancer support centre just days after learning of her husband's diagnosis, according to the Daily Express.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

If there are any lessons for Hollywood to learn from “Obsession,” it’s to not take shortcuts to the prize you’re longing for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

As I leaned back into Great-great-aunt Florentine’s pillows, I was filled to overflowing with a longing to talk with her.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

I discussed and debated life’s big questions and foundational topics with my celly: the complication of family dynamics, our greatest fears and regrets, our deepest longings for the future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

His voice - bruised, buttery and intimate - has been an inescapable undercurrent of Bollywood, narrating heartbreaks, longings and reconciliations for millions for more than a decade.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

But if there were any chance of changing my mind and taking the plunge, watching “Welcome to Derry” has permanently exorcised any phantom longings.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025

But like everyone else in the play, she has trouble revealing the jumble of fears and longings locked inside her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

But people are full of longings, and decade after decade, the hopes kept coming.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate