longed

Growing up, he longed for the winter months which offered a brief escape from the Indian capital’s long and harsh summers.

But wary of being pigeonholed, she always longed for an opportunity to transform and explore the complex inner lives of everyday women, as she did in “Dolores Claiborne.”

After three sons, she had longed for a daughter.

Watching it, I longed for the days of the after-school special, when broadcast networks at least attempted to address issues affecting children and teens in a nonjudgmental way that also drew attention to reality.

Playing in that stadium was something Carter longed to do himself one day.