How to Use yearn in a Sentence

yearn

verb

• All of humankind, since the dawn of time, had yearned to reach the moon.
  — Randy Blaser, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2019
• Many of us yearn to be outdoors, to take to the road, to travel, to bask on a beach.
  — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
• Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 16 May 2022
• But for those who yearn for the old days of the water park, there is a glimmer of hope.
  — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Oct. 2021
• No hints on whether Andrew Luck yearns to return to the field.
  — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2020
• The people yearn for the sweet release of screaming to club pop.
  — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 June 2024
• Guatemalans who yearn for the rule of law are despairing.
  — The Economist, 22 June 2019
• The clip ends briefly, leaving the audience to yearn for more of that Ansari.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2022
• And he's been inspired to learn how to play the guitar, a skill he's yearned for since high school.
  — NBC News, 17 July 2019
• Is there any part of you that would yearn for that idea of a universal hit.
  — The New Yorker, 29 May 2022
• Phoenix residents yearn for a break that doesn't seem to come.
  — Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
• When the heat of summer sets in, those of us who yearn to get to the shore don’t often think of ourselves as part of the herd.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• For the cover of this week’s Food & Drink Issue, Gauld gives us a glimpse of the whole range of tastes that city dwellers yearn for.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2021
• The Countess yearns to be close to her husband, but a page boy is after her.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• America yearned to get out of the dirt and dust, off the dangerous streets.
  — Craig Michel, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• For the fans that are yearning to hold Shawn Mendes‘ hand, his wax replica looks to be the next best option.
  — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• The body yearns for something nourishing to put it at ease.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 28 Dec. 2019
• After serving in the Army for three years, Moore yearned to have his own business.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
• Some of us will love the result, others will hate it, or simply yearn for change and growth.
  — Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 29 May 2021
• Rob, alone, manages to make a clean break from the posh world of London that he’s long yearned to fit into.
  — Zachary Siegel, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
• Viewers will yearn for the ballast of clearer insights about the era.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 31 May 2022
• Young kids often yearn to give money to good causes, and that’s sweet.
  — Jeff Bogle, Good Housekeeping, 10 Jan. 2019
• And the actress yearned for the full Arkham experience.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
• Still yearning for that Jeb coffee mug or Bernie chia pet?
  — NBC News, 1 Dec. 2019
• This has led more employees to yearn for more outside of work.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Apr. 2022
• Blame my dad, who'd grown tired of driving a big Toyota Sequoia for years, and yearned for a sports car.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
• That was a tough choice for someone who had yearned to play at his sport’s highest level.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
• Young fans will yearn wistfully for their own failed first loves.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2021
• And the younger generation, kind of, is yearning for that.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 3 May 2019
• The sacred waters that are yearning for green meadows and the blue water of life.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024