hanker for

Frequency: 7.08.7 per million words

To have a strong desire for something, often something from the past.

hankerVERB + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • I still hankered for the simple farm life of my youth.
  • Despite his success in the city, he secretly hankered for the tranquility of his hometown.
  • She is constantly hankering for an opportunity to prove her abilities.
  • The exiled king always hankered for the power he had lost.
  • Even after a full dinner, I sometimes hanker for a piece of chocolate.
  • Years later, he still found himself hankering for their long conversations.
  • As a writer, she would often hanker for the days of inspiration and easy creativity.
  • What do you hanker for most when you feel nostalgic?
  • Many in the older generation hanker for a time when life seemed simpler.
  • He knew that no matter where he lived, he would always hanker for the scent of the sea.