yearning after
Frequency: 4.01.5 per million words
a slightly more literary way to express a longing for something, often something lost or in the past
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Examples (10)
- He felt a great yearning after his old job.
- She spent years yearning after the simple life she once had.
- The old sailor often spoke of his yearning after the open sea.
- Despite his success, he still felt a yearning after his lost youth.
- Many artists find themselves yearning after an idealized past.
- A deep yearning after her childhood home filled her thoughts.
- He had a constant yearning after the days when life was less complicated.
- The protagonist's yearning after a bygone era was palpable.
- Even in prosperity, some people harbor a yearning after earlier struggles.
- Her poetry often reflected a profound yearning after unattainable dreams.