was pining
- past progressive of pine.
Example Sentences
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"He was pining to me about how the performing arts industry had been totally shut down," Volckens explained, to which he "foolishly" told Goble he could possibly help.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2021
The country was pining for a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire and the negotiations were seen as the only pathway through.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2021
Several years before building a Super Bowl roster in San Francisco, John Lynch the broadcaster was pining for a new kind of defensive playmaker.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2020
And when I was with Serge, I was pining for Jacques.
From Fox News ● Mar. 10, 2020
“I am not interested,” she told them, and even as she said it, she hoped that it would not get back to Odenigbo because she did not want him to think she was pining.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
