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
• But there is good news for those who yearn for the old ways.
  — Michael Y. Park, Bon Appetit, 7 Mar. 2017
• And Ohel who yearns to share that new car smell with her dear Aloni.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The stay-at-home mom who yearns to go back to work, but can’t afford to pay for child care.
  — Reshma Saujani, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
• 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 that's the last way Jordan yearns for the Saints to capture the division.
  — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 31 Dec. 2017
• 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
• Wednesday is the big day, the one fans yearn for as soon as their team's season ends.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 11 Feb. 2018
• In all love, the voice concludes, there is a soul yearning for the perfect match.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 June 2018
• 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
• With these updates its normal to yearn for a sense respite.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
• 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
• This town has been yearning for a season-long chase for first place.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 15 June 2017
• 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
• Who yearns to sit in the left-field bleachers in freezing rain while drinking a warm $9 cup of suds?
  — Norman Chad, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2018
• And through his deeply humane yearning the film ascends to greater heights.
  — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017
• Guys like that don’t publicly yearn for a more glamorous role.
  — Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
• The body yearns for something nourishing to put it at ease.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 28 Dec. 2019
• Maybe if the teen had whined less, viewers wouldn't have yearned to see her get eaten by some Hellmouth beast.
  — EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
• Gläser does not yearn for the Prussian Empire but for the post-unification era.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025