pine for
verb
pined for; pining for; pines for
: to feel very sad because one wants (something) or because one is not with (someone)
She was pining for the old days.
He's pining for his college sweetheart.
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Nearly 70 years later, some people in Brooklyn still pine for the Dodgers.
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Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
In pining for her missing dad, Abigaëlle (played at seven by Ella Bedoucha and at 14 by Nour Salam) cannot see the love offered by her mother and brother.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 May 2026
Watching his romantic anguish with concern are the pair’s mutual friends Ian (Tomlinson) and Sarah (Megan Lawless), the latter of whom secretly pines for Bear herself.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
As the league pines for a European spinoff, those new owners across the ocean proposed a soccer transfer-style system in which the NBA’s European clubs could pay top dollar to bring stateside superstars to the new league.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 May 2026
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Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
In pining for her missing dad, Abigaëlle (played at seven by Ella Bedoucha and at 14 by Nour Salam) cannot see the love offered by her mother and brother.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 May 2026
Watching his romantic anguish with concern are the pair’s mutual friends Ian (Tomlinson) and Sarah (Megan Lawless), the latter of whom secretly pines for Bear herself.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
As the league pines for a European spinoff, those new owners across the ocean proposed a soccer transfer-style system in which the NBA’s European clubs could pay top dollar to bring stateside superstars to the new league.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 May 2026
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“Pine for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20for. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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