hankered after

Her early dreams were of the stage rather than politics, and with her natural exuberance and love of the limelight, she hankered after a career as a dancer.

"I had these in Norway when I was working at the Youth Olympics in 2012 and I've hankered after them ever since," said Mr Easson.

My love of nature, plus Rodney’s farming background, meant we had always hankered after a smallholding lifestyle.

These people were like the ancient Israelites because they’d been given a true religion but hankered after false idols.

After more than seven decades of ownership, the Rouchs have struck a deal to sell their sequoia-studded piece of the Sierra Nevada to Save the Redwoods League, a century-old conservation group that has long hankered after the property.