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'yearn' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'yearn' with 8 example sentences.


yearn verb

: desire strongly or persistently

: have a desire for something or someone who is not present

: have affection for; feel tenderness for


  • I'm yearning to see you...
  • Mr President, it was yearning for democracy that brought down the Berlin Wall.
  • I yearn for the university.
  • He yearned for her to come home.
  • People everywhere yearn for public leaders dedicated to world peace.
  • We yearn to go back to our native land.
  • Better not to yearn for impossible dreams.
  • I often yearn for home.
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