always long for

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

to have a strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable

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Examples (10)

  • He will always long for the simpler days of his childhood.
  • She always longs for the summers she spent at her grandmother's house.
  • Even after all these years, a part of him will always long for her.
  • The exiled prince always longed for the kingdom he could never rule.
  • As a city dweller, I always long for the peace and quiet of the countryside.
  • The artist always longs for a spark of inspiration that feels just out of reach.
  • No matter how comfortable his life became, he always longed for adventure on the high seas.
  • It seems that humanity will always long for a utopian society, despite its impossibility.
  • Having grown up in a warm climate, she always longs for the sun during the long, dark winters.
  • He confessed that he would always long for the chance to prove them wrong.