Example Sentences

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Veteran pop showman Barry Manilow yearns to be back onstage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But now, when the 60-year-old yearns for the Pacific, he can land in this newly purchased perch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Gen Z yearns because nothing they see around them suggests that pursuing real-life love is something they should want to do.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

"The trend is very strong, whether you like it or not," he said, citing as an example India's rapidly emerging middle class which "yearns to fly".

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

"The cold winds have worn her away, I hear. Will you not go see her? Harlaw is only a day's sail, and surely Lady Greyjoy yearns for a last sight of her son."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin