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.