were pining
- past progressive of pine.
Example Sentences
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The wellness platform officially launched in the summer of 2020, when people were pining for personal connection amid COVID-19 lockdowns and isolation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Like the hearts and minds of loyal fans who were pining to watch the great stars of the game.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
“We struck up a really good friendship, while both of us sort of were pining after the other, and our friends got really bored hearing about the other person,” Mr. Stromberg said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2018
It’d be like when the Model T came out and you were pining for horse and buggies.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2012
All these circumstances brought out something discordant in Bella; she really hated her sister, and yet behaved as if she were pining for her.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold
