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On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Hanker. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as long or yearn and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Hanker in a sentence

Related words

Hanker | Hank | Hanks | Hankering | Hankerson

Hanker meaning

To crave, want or desire.

Synonyms of Hanker

long yearn desire want

Related words

Other words often associated with Hanker or its synonyms:

treasure arousal quest daylong need poorness feeling request elongated lasting deprivation requirement

Using Hanker

  • The main meaning on this page is: To crave, want or desire.
  • Useful related words include: long, yearn, desire, want.
  • In the example corpus, hanker often appears in combinations such as: hanker after, hanker for, to hanker.

Context around Hanker

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

people 1×

Sentence patterns with Hanker

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

always to hanker after large 1× continue to hanker after these 1× i hanker to ask 1× many people hanker after the 1× sort of hanker for parenteral 1× those who hanker for that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i hanker to 1× i think many 1× this aspirational view 1×

Common sentence endings:

and flamboyant women 1× far flung colleagues 1× hanker after these 1× in kosovo stability 1× injections over oral 1× their dirty mouth 1×

Words around Hanker

Just before it in the word index:

hanken 2 hankel 7 hanke 17 hankamer 3 hank 347 hanjour 29

Just after it in the word index:

hankering 29 hankerson 9 hankey 11 hankie 3 hankies 3 hankin 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Hanker

  • In this selection, "hanker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, people stand out and add context to how "hanker" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include always to hanker after large and continue to hanker after these. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hanker" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hanker

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And this is why people sort of hanker for parenteral injections over oral. (13 words)

It is the misfortune of small, precise men always to hanker after large and flamboyant women. (16 words)

This aspirational view is well and good, but will hardly be of comfort to those who hanker for that most novel of ideas in Kosovo: stability. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

I think many people hanker after “the old days” when the globe was less tightly connected and we can debate if it was indeed an easier place to do business when one’s instructions took half-a-year to reach far-flung colleagues. (43 words)

I hanker to ask candid questions from our VP who mediates in ethnic feuds while he daily fights his own personal gutsy, contrary winds of onslaught against his person by mean men who later offer apologies for their dirty mouth. (40 words)

Here are a few post-crystal-ball-gazing predictions, in no particular order: the big-budget tentpoles are not vanishing anytime soon, because both set-in-their-ways Bollywood and audiences will continue to hanker after these. (37 words)

Example sentences (6)

And this is why people sort of hanker for parenteral injections over oral.

I hanker to ask candid questions from our VP who mediates in ethnic feuds while he daily fights his own personal gutsy, contrary winds of onslaught against his person by mean men who later offer apologies for their dirty mouth.

Here are a few post-crystal-ball-gazing predictions, in no particular order: the big-budget tentpoles are not vanishing anytime soon, because both set-in-their-ways Bollywood and audiences will continue to hanker after these.

I think many people hanker after “the old days” when the globe was less tightly connected and we can debate if it was indeed an easier place to do business when one’s instructions took half-a-year to reach far-flung colleagues.

This aspirational view is well and good, but will hardly be of comfort to those who hanker for that most novel of ideas in Kosovo: stability.

It is the misfortune of small, precise men always to hanker after large and flamboyant women.

Common combinations with hanker

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hanker" in a sentence?
An example: "And this is why people sort of hanker for parenteral injections over oral." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "hanker" from authentic English texts.
What does "hanker" mean?
Hanker means: To crave, want or desire.
What are synonyms of "hanker"?
Common synonyms of "hanker" include: long, yearn, desire, want.
How many example sentences with "hanker" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "hanker", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.