Her yearning for the sea grew stronger each year as she watched the tide pull at the shore.

She was yearning for home, so she wrote letters every week.

The cheesemaker added a spoonful of yearning to the warm milk, trusting the old recipe to work its magic.

She whispered his name yearningly, as if the sound could bring him back.

Her yearnings for a quieter life led her to move to the coast.

Her yearningness for the sea was evident in every story she told about childhood summers.