yearning
Example Sentences
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But the sensation they were feeling—that chafing, persistent yearning for something to soothe their weary soul—was often confused with dehydration.
From Literature
One of the novel’s characters insists that all of us share “only one important story: of youth, and loss, and yearning for redemption. . . . Just the details are different.”
NBC merely needed to wait until our yearning for respite and distraction became so acute as to make us thirsty for harmony.
From Salon
In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times
“More than ever, Season 5 is going to be about yearning,” Brownell said, adding that it “feels groundbreaking” to have a “Bridgerton” season focused on a queer romance.
From Los Angeles Times
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