Example Sentences

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But there’s one confection I’ve pined for, one tied to the memory of my mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

"Please tell me she's real," pined one on Threads.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Mr. Butzel told The New York Times in 2000 that as a lawyer’s son he “felt obligated to be a lawyer, but it was nothing I pined to do.”

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Or maybe we are stupid in the exact same way as every other idiot mortal who’s pined away for another bite of goblin fruit.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black