yearned; yearning; yearns
1
: to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly
yearns to make a difference
2
: to feel tenderness or compassion
yearner
noun
Examples of yearn in a Sentence
yearned for a little house in the country
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But whereas the first generation of Chinese entrepreneurs grew up poor and were happy to wring a livelihood from cheap imitations, today’s tech graduates were spared the privations of their parents and yearn for something more meaningful.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
But as time goes on, LaBeouf and his followers begin to yearn for a more ambitious project.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
As the engagement proceeds at dizzyingly rapid speed, Etheldreda discovers a sordid secret within the royal family, leaving her to choose between the security she's yearned for and the well-being of her thankless stepdaughter.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2025
My theory is that Bieber is yearning for the freedom of rappers, especially as a former child star with a ton of people depending on his music not to rock the boat too much so that the money train doesn’t get held up.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
But as time goes on, LaBeouf and his followers begin to yearn for a more ambitious project.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
As the engagement proceeds at dizzyingly rapid speed, Etheldreda discovers a sordid secret within the royal family, leaving her to choose between the security she's yearned for and the well-being of her thankless stepdaughter.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2025
My theory is that Bieber is yearning for the freedom of rappers, especially as a former child star with a ton of people depending on his music not to rock the boat too much so that the money train doesn’t get held up.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for yearn
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“Yearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearn. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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