: 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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But no one, especially not Southern Railway, took note of the internal yearning of the fifteen-year-old.
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
But the album is really about releasing yearning and resentment.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
This visionary work captures a yearning for liberation through a sensory-rich experience that is both local and universally poetic.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Firmly anchored in an otherwise indeterminate space, the totem seems to express a yearning for transcultural commonality.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
But the album is really about releasing yearning and resentment.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
This visionary work captures a yearning for liberation through a sensory-rich experience that is both local and universally poetic.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Firmly anchored in an otherwise indeterminate space, the totem seems to express a yearning for transcultural commonality.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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 13 May. 2026.
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