Recent Examples on the WebUltimately, Cher was cast as Alex, a sculptor yearning for creative fulfillment, and Sarandon was cast as Jane, a mousy-haired music teacher. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022 But this year’s surge of excellent and widely celebrated workplace television—some of it probably crafted in virtual writers’ rooms—also taps into a yearning for something beyond the comfort and solitude of the home office. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 As the movement evolved, a yearning for roots took hold. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 So, motivated by a yearning for their home and everything that comes with it, the Volkovas, like many others, travelled back to Kyiv.ABC News, 7 July 2022 After years of violence and the social isolation brought by the pandemic, rhetoric on both shores of the national cultural and political gulf focuses on a yearning for security. Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Like those games between the Yankees and Red Sox, these games left anyone watching yearning for more. Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Glimpses of what might be loneliness, confusion, despair—even a yearning for self-destruction—appear for just a moment. Gabriel Winslow-yost, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 According to Newswagg’s, 80% gamers with crypto accounts are interested in using digital currency for gaming purchases, with 67% yearning for an opportunity to use cryptocurrency in gaming. Conrad Onyango, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of yearning was before the 12th century