have pined
- present perfect of pine.
Example Sentences
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And you can expect more such details to surface as we finally get the Succession epilogue its fans have pined for, with a Tom Wambsgans type in charge.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
Fed officials like Chair Jerome Powell have pined openly for a return to the rising participation trend that took hold late in the economic expansion that was upended by the pandemic.
From Reuters ● Jul. 8, 2022
Some of us have pined for one because we want a high-end TV that can fit in a small space or that won’t dominate a living room.
From The Verge ● Jan. 7, 2022
All the years you have pined away - in the gym, sleepless nights.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2021
She cannot have pined to begin to teach as soon as she had swallowed her food!
From Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
