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
Nick Martinez, 35, SP, 2.3, 11.2: Martinez is a swingman who has pined for the workload and pay of a full-time starter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
Yet, there is one thing that Manilow has always pined for and now inspires some irrational fears: a Broadway show.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Several residents still pined for a separate state, leading India’s Parliament to establish Sikh- and Hindu-dominated states in the north, respectively recognized as Punjab and Haryana, by 1966.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
She pined away sitting on the ground out-of-doors where she could watch him, turning her face and following him with her eyes as he journeyed over the sky.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
