: a tender or urgent longing
a yearning for justice
Examples of yearning in a Sentence
had a sudden yearning for something sweet
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For Fraser, the story mirrored feelings of isolation and the universal yearning for belonging.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Task is especially generous with its children and teens, allowing their faces to take up the frame, as Ruffalo’s and Pelphrey’s do, and their yearnings and fears to be voiced honestly and sincerely, as Tom’s and Robbie’s are.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Whether authors are consciously channeling Jareth’s twisted charm or Sarah’s determined spirit, the influence of Labyrinth can be found in books that blend fantasy with yearning, danger, and wonder.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Task is especially generous with its children and teens, allowing their faces to take up the frame, as Ruffalo’s and Pelphrey’s do, and their yearnings and fears to be voiced honestly and sincerely, as Tom’s and Robbie’s are.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Whether authors are consciously channeling Jareth’s twisted charm or Sarah’s determined spirit, the influence of Labyrinth can be found in books that blend fantasy with yearning, danger, and wonder.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for yearning
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“Yearning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearning. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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