pining

Example Sentences

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“I’m pining so badly,” he later implored, “I could throw myself down on the ground before you!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Speaking to the BBC from New York, Baranski said she had been pining to return to her theatre roots for some time.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He is also pining for his young children, with the second one arriving in late November.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Toward the end of 2023, pining for a more intimate party that wouldn’t draw crowds in the thousands, Rigal discussed reviving Simon Says with his partners Daisy O’Dell, Sean Patrick and Mark Hunter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

The poor creatures perched on the bottom barely moving, obviously pining away for flight.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd