yearned; yearning; yearns
1
: to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly
yearns to make a difference
2
: to feel tenderness or compassion
yearner
noun
Examples of yearn in a Sentence
yearned for a little house in the country
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The showgirl yearns for true love — yet on her own fiercely independent terms.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Most major celebrities or pop artists will tell you their lives are spent in a glass cage, and yearn for mundanity as much as some pine for fame.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2025
The twinkling synth lines and thumping four-on-the-floor pattern create a groove as irresistible as the woman Iwar yearns for.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Still, many yearned for a unified ecosystem.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Most major celebrities or pop artists will tell you their lives are spent in a glass cage, and yearn for mundanity as much as some pine for fame.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2025
The twinkling synth lines and thumping four-on-the-floor pattern create a groove as irresistible as the woman Iwar yearns for.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Still, many yearned for a unified ecosystem.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Yearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearn. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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