Example Sentences

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When he opened up to Louise, he realised he'd missed "what she was yearning" -holding her hand and listening to her.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“We knew that our community was yearning for a way to come together, yearning for a way to show their support,” Smith said of their first event.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024

“I think the city was yearning for someone they could believe in,” Mr. Harris told The Washington Times.

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023

“He was yearning for the house in which he grew up, friends and his dear Mariupol,” she wrote on Telegram.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2022

He knew that Buddy was yearning to be with him, aching to share his confidence; but that could not happen now.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright