pine after

phrasal verb

pined after; pining after; pines after

: to want or desire (someone or something) very much

teenage girls pining after rock stars

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Channing Tatum finally got to play the Marvel role he’s been pining after for nearly two decades. —

Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024 Still pining after some Marques'Almeida x Topshop frayed denim? —

Serena Brown, refinery29.com, 11 June 2024 For years, Penelope has pined after Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), her big-hearted friend and neighbor. —

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024 In the works CEOs pining after some regulation that will be suitable for multiple markets may have had their wishes granted in recent weeks. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024 For every simple video of a teen girl showing off her Stanley collection, there are dozens of others at her school pining after the same cup, Drenten said. —

The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024 Much of his screen time is spent pining after Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy), a talented beauty agreed upon by all of Will’s friends to be the most eligible bachelorette at St. Andrews. —

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023 As the story begins in California’s Central Valley in 1999, Lorraine is her mother’s reluctant and lonely live-in caregiver, pining after a married pastor. —

Amy Wang | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 17 July 2023