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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His main job was smoldering as the leading lady pined for him.
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Ellen’s requires her to pretend to want to marry Malcolm Grant while secretly pining for her true love, Brian.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Cubs fans have been pining for Caissie since he was called up last week in Toronto, but Counsell sat him in the Pittsburgh Pirates series before giving him a start Monday.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
In it, Stone plays a classic lovelorn office worker not-so-secretly pining for Andy Samberg.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Ellen’s requires her to pretend to want to marry Malcolm Grant while secretly pining for her true love, Brian.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Cubs fans have been pining for Caissie since he was called up last week in Toronto, but Counsell sat him in the Pittsburgh Pirates series before giving him a start Monday.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
In it, Stone plays a classic lovelorn office worker not-so-secretly pining for Andy Samberg.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2025.
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