overwhelming longing
Frequency: 7.714.0 per million words
a feeling of wanting something that is so strong it is difficult to resist
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Examples (10)
- He felt an overwhelming longing to hear her voice again.
- She experienced an overwhelming longing for her homeland.
- An overwhelming longing for peace filled his heart.
- The child had an overwhelming longing for a pet.
- Despite his success, there was an overwhelming longing for a simpler life.
- The traveler felt an overwhelming longing for home after years abroad.
- His eyes betrayed an overwhelming longing for unspoken affection.
- There was an overwhelming longing among the community for social justice.
- She suppressed an overwhelming longing to hug her estranged son.
- The painting evoked an overwhelming longing for forgotten memories.