Sentence examples for selfish yearning from inspiring English sources

Think about what you're doing to the child's future because of your selfish yearning for something in the present.

But in retrospect, the real reason I planned such long, challenging journeys was selfish: I yearned for the wilderness myself.

The drifter, who calls himself George Briggs, is a dissolute, selfish, but redoubtable old gunfighter, whereas Cuddy is scrupulously neat and pious, with an undercurrent of yearning vulnerability.

As for sexual relationships, it's only many selfish lovers down the line that Johanna realises she's not "hearing her own voice" and begins to yearn for better sex ("Sex with more of me in it").

Sexual yearning?

"Selfish bastard.

Selfish varmints!

And selfish.

Yearning, exhausted lead vocals?

The yearning went global.

Pretty selfish.