yearning

Example Sentences

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When he opened up to Louise, he realised he'd missed "what she was yearning" -holding her hand and listening to her.

From BBC

They are yearning for a chance to contribute their talents in their new home.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the demoralization really comes when you pause for a beat and realize that, behind every single #RaptureTok video, there’s an unspoken yearning for relief.

From Salon

Why it’s vital: Unsettling but gorgeously realized, the series introduces a disquieting dread that encapsulates the fear of being closeted in a small community while acknowledging the bittersweet yearning that comes with an awakening youth.

From Salon

Zardoya’s yearning for a love lost crescendoes, and is most devastating, in the piano ballad “Back to You”; but it seems as though even her darkest, most melancholic moments are touched by the fae.

From Los Angeles Times