Sentence examples for a yearn from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a yearn" is not correct in written English.
The word "yearn" is a verb and should not be used with the article "a."
Example: "I yearn for a simpler life."
Alternatives: "a longing" or "a desire."

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"There are some days where I've been left scratching my head because I would have thought with recruiting, particularly local recruiting, that there would have been more of a fire, more of a yearn to be here," Martelli said.

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A yearning for quiet.

A yearning to retrieve a toothpick flag?

There is a wondering, a yearning.

While feeling more and more disconnected to life, a yearning desire to end life is strengthened.

In some places that shows a yearning for faith.

He is left with "a yearning restlessness"—like mankind itself.

"It is an expression of a yearning for peace".

2. A preoccupation with image despite a yearning for authenticity.

This is a yearning no leader can ignore.

"Carla has a ferocity, a hunger, a yearning," he said.

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