pine after
phrasal verb
pined after; pining after; pines after
US
: to want or desire (someone or something) very much
teenage girls pining after rock stars
Examples of pine after in a Sentence
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As Burroughs’s alter ego, a blundering heroin addict pining after a younger man, the actor manages to be uncool onscreen for the first time ever.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2024
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
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2024
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
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“Pine after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20after. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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