Wondering how to use Yearn in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as hanker or long.
Yearn in a sentence
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Yearn meaning
- To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.
Synonyms of Yearn
Using Yearn
- The main meaning on this page is: To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. | To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. | To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.
- Useful related words include: hanker, long, hold dear, cherish.
- Possible Dutch translations are: smachten, zuchten, verlangen (naar).
- In the example corpus, yearn often appears in combinations such as: yearn for, yearn to, who yearn.
Context around Yearn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yearn
- In this selection, "yearn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, women stand out and add context to how "yearn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include australian women yearn for more and comfort they yearn for experiences. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yearn" sits close to words such as accosted, adair and addressable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yearn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Or those who yearn to practise a sport and cannot? (10 words)
Being stuck in the cold for months make you yearn to be somewhere tropical. (14 words)
Sixty five percent of Australian women yearn for more time to indulge in moments for themselves. (16 words)
Today’s most discerning guests seek more than mere comfort; they yearn for experiences that connect them with the pulse of a destination, allowing them to live, breathe, and savor the essence of a place through its history, traditions, and people. (41 words)
It is a beacon of optimism for those who yearn for a nation where leaders choose people over profit, where progress trumps personal gain, and where the future whispers not of missed opportunities, but of promises realized. (37 words)
Spend time with him, but most importantly, show him how much you love and care for him as I sit and yearn for the feeling of what it is like to have a father. (34 words)
Or those who yearn to practise a sport and cannot? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
People don’t yearn for the highlights of their life, and they don’t even yearn for the events they won’t get to experience with their loved one.
At times, I yearn for the wealth of recorded information available to populations elsewhere in the world.
Being stuck in the cold for months make you yearn to be somewhere tropical.
But allowing yourself to want or to yearn, or openly announce, “I want a…” would mean that you are not in control of how the universe answers that prayer.
Looking forward, Nelson Chamisa remains a symbol of hope for many Zimbabweans who yearn for a brighter future.
Sixty five percent of Australian women yearn for more time to indulge in moments for themselves.
Spend time with him, but most importantly, show him how much you love and care for him as I sit and yearn for the feeling of what it is like to have a father.
They yearn for links to the union, celebrating the British monarch in murals or marching in parades that honor Protestant icons like William of Orange.
And just as you start to tire from the heat and yearn for a good night’s sleep, another mother arrives.
It is a beacon of optimism for those who yearn for a nation where leaders choose people over profit, where progress trumps personal gain, and where the future whispers not of missed opportunities, but of promises realized.
Just as there was then, there is now an ever-transforming community of trans and queer people who yearn for a better life and will fight like hell for it.
Or those who yearn to practise a sport and cannot?
Others mention strained family finances and how they yearn for a government that’s on their side in the cost of living crisis.
Robert Jensen writes for those who yearn for debates based on evidence, reason, critical self-reflection, and mutual respect.
That is the kind of synergy and collaboration that we yearn for and that we strongly believe the Nigerian working people and the down trodden are looking from our collaborative efforts of working together.
The video complements the lyrics in such a way that anyone who watches it will always yearn for those good old days when Christmas time was the ideal time for family get-togethers.
This question also comes from those who passionately support independence and yearn for the opportunity to vote for it.
Today’s most discerning guests seek more than mere comfort; they yearn for experiences that connect them with the pulse of a destination, allowing them to live, breathe, and savor the essence of a place through its history, traditions, and people.
We all have ideas, ambitions, and aspirations that we yearn to bring to fruition, and the new year gives us “permission” to revisit these goals and breathe new life into them.
When Chef Mark Vincent Guatelara closed Ober Here, it was another disheartening loss for those who yearn for unique ethnic cuisine.
Common combinations with yearn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- yearn for 48×
- yearn to 11×
- who yearn 10×
- to yearn 6×
- we yearn 6×
- and yearn 5×
- they yearn 4×
- you yearn 3×
- always yearn 2×
- her yearn 2×