yearnings
- plural of yearning.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Filończyk, making his Met debut, displayed a dark, expressive baritone; it helped contrast the older Joe’s buried trauma and Sam’s yearnings, sung in Mr. Mykkanen’s more open, poignant tenor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2025
"I always had these yearnings for a lifestyle that was different to the materialistic lifestyle," he explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Despite the yearnings and longings that contribute to Lord Huron’s haunted Americana sound, Schneider is glad to live in this moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
In Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination acceptance speech were recurring themes speaking to Americans’ yearnings to feel their country as one of “common unity”:
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
Hatsue had been taken from his life by history, because history was whimsical and immune to private yearnings.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
