great yearning

Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words

a very large or intense feeling of wanting something

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Examples (10)

  • He felt a great yearning for adventure.
  • There was a great yearning in her heart to return home.
  • His great yearning for freedom was evident in his writings.
  • She expressed a great yearning to see her family again.
  • Despite the success, a great yearning for a simpler life remained.
  • The old man spoke with a great yearning for the past.
  • A great yearning for knowledge drove his lifelong studies.
  • They shared a great yearning for peace in their troubled land.
  • Through all the struggles, his great yearning for justice never faded.
  • The artist's work conveyed a great yearning for transcendence.