pine for
phrasal 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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Then there is Ashby Gentry as Alex Walter, the more bookish type who also pines for Jackie.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
And what about those pining for his return to Barcelona?
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Rachel Zegler’s title character isn’t pining for anything except a major shift in government planning.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
The movie lacks a lot of Shepherd’s biting sarcasm and cynicism, because this book does pine for the good old days while also pointing out how adults then, and now, are a bunch of phonies.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
And what about those pining for his return to Barcelona?
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Rachel Zegler’s title character isn’t pining for anything except a major shift in government planning.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
The movie lacks a lot of Shepherd’s biting sarcasm and cynicism, because this book does pine for the good old days while also pointing out how adults then, and now, are a bunch of phonies.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pine for
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“Pine for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20for. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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