Sentence examples for had yearned for from inspiring English sources

All his life, he had yearned for the creative anarchy of Jazz Age Manhattan.

He had yearned for the recognition that comes with writing something transcendent.

It was the house she had yearned for in Sunset magazine.

He had yearned for high-profile success, and now he was infamous.

All of it – the instant renown – was what Vester Flanagan had yearned for his entire career, his former colleagues said.

Ever since he was in the fifth grade, Mr. Cotter had yearned for a 1964 Cobra convertible.

For many years, I have yearned for a quiet mind.

It is the sanctuary I have yearned for.

I think I've yearned for that simplicity ever since.

How Scotland has yearned for a prolific goalscorer.

Backman, 51, has yearned for a chance to manage in the majors.