yearn
Example Sentences
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“I call upon all Iranian patriots who yearn for freedom to seize this moment, to be brave, be bold, be heroic, and take back your country,” he said.
He said he continued to pray for peace, diplomacy and the “well-being of peoples, who yearn for peaceful existence founded on justice,” according to a translated statement.
From Los Angeles Times
That is also what she enjoys most in Boys' Love stories: "The tenderness, the yearning and the emotional connection between the two male leads."
From BBC
She may still yearn for the approval, acknowledgement, attention and validation of her father, even if she received those things from her stepfather.
From MarketWatch
Mr. Scaggs’s moving lyrics and yearning vocal made the song a pop standard.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
