pining
Example Sentences
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It’s still an expansive saga, though a graceless opening had this viewer pining for the 2024 French version with Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantès.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
In his seven-figure Olympian existence, we can step out of our solitary pining into an enviable characterization, one that is seldom offered to characters that look and love like us.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
He is also pining for his young children, with the second one arriving in late November.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Reflecting on this new approach to online dating, I wonder if we are going full circle, pining for the traditional dating culture of the pre-internet age?
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
You wasted almost half a year screwing around and pining over some girl you've never even met in person.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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