Example Sentences

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Some of them are like Serra’s Kaylah Holmes, who grew up roughhousing with her brothers and has been yearning to play football since she was 5 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2023

For weeks, she has been yearning to spot a zebra.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

Still, it was a mildly promising show for a quarterback the city has been yearning to see.

From US News • Nov. 16, 2015

Prime Minister Churchill has been yearning publicly for a conference "at the summit" with the Soviet leaders.

From Time Magazine Archive

Isn't it what man has been yearning for, down through the ages?

From Mercenary by Birmingham, Lloyd