pine after
phrasal verb
pined after; pining after; pines after
US
: to want or desire (someone or something) very much
teenage girls pining after rock stars
Examples of pine after in a Sentence
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For every simple video of a teen girl showing off her Stanley collection, there are dozens of others at her school pining after the same cup, Drenten said.
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The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
Much of his screen time is spent pining after Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy), a talented beauty agreed upon by all of Will’s friends to be the most eligible bachelorette at St. Andrews.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
As the story begins in California’s Central Valley in 1999, Lorraine is her mother’s reluctant and lonely live-in caregiver, pining after a married pastor.
—Amy Wang | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 17 July 2023
The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
Much of his screen time is spent pining after Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy), a talented beauty agreed upon by all of Will’s friends to be the most eligible bachelorette at St. Andrews.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
As the story begins in California’s Central Valley in 1999, Lorraine is her mother’s reluctant and lonely live-in caregiver, pining after a married pastor.
—Amy Wang | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 17 July 2023
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“Pine after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20after. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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