Example Sentences

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But Schulte’s surveys and focus groups clearly showed that men yearned to contribute to care and share obligations equally with women.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

But I yearned for a way of understanding the world that could make room for both the importance of my past and the existence of my own agency.”

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

"Pushing on any more would just be me seeking validation from others externally and it wouldn't give me the fulfilment that my soul yearned and needed," he adds.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"My suitcase is packed in my head," she said, explaining that she has yearned to reconnect with everything that she misses about Iran: "the atmosphere, the streets, the neighbours, friends, everything".

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

His anguish was plain; I yearned to comfort him, but I was at a loss to know how.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer