had pined
- past perfect of pine.
Example Sentences
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Kelly’s legal team has in court papers characterized their client’s accusers as “disgruntled groupies” who had pined to be with him, only to change their stories later.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2021
So last month, when the president arrived in the Black Hills for the star-spangled spectacle he had pined for, Ms. Noem made the most of it.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2020
He even said he had pined after me for years.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2019
Now, Gaona wanted to make sure his 9-year-old son could enjoy what he had pined for as a kid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2016
She told in pensive strain That she had borne a heavy yoke, Been stricken by a twofold stroke; Ill health of body, and had pined Beneath worse ailments of the mind.
From Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 by Shairp, John Campbell
