desperately long

Examples (20)

• After months apart, she desperately longed for the comfort of her husband's embrace.
• He desperately longed to see his family again.
• He desperately longs to see his children who live abroad.
• She desperately longed for a quiet place away from the city.
• Trapped in the city, I desperately long for the peace and quiet of the countryside.
• After years abroad, they desperately longed for their homeland.
• The soldiers, stuck in the trenches, desperately longed to be home for the holidays.
• The lost child desperately longed for her mother's comforting embrace.
• As a young writer, she desperately longed for her work to be published.
• He had always desperately longed to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut.
• During the long, dry summer, the farmers desperately longed for rain.
• We desperately longed for the war to end, bringing peace back to our lives.
• Feeling exhausted by his routine, he desperately longs to start a new life elsewhere.
• The exhausted hikers desperately longed for rest and a warm meal.
• In times of political unrest, citizens desperately long for stability and leadership.
• Despite her success, she desperately longed for true happiness.
• He knew that in his old age, he would desperately long for the energy of his youth.
• The team desperately longed for a victory after a series of defeats.
• For years, the exiled community had desperately longed to return to their homeland.
• All her life, she had desperately longed for a pet of her own.