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

But who among the fan base was pining for five more years?

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 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

“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