hanker in the PONS Dictionary

hanker Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hanker after the past

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But a one-man corporation with a history of good deeds follows the inevitable fame trajectory to this kind of hankering.
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Those hankering after an old-fashioned adventure will be right at home in this jungle.
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Submissions on the guide show some companies still hanker for a return to those days.
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This hankering for something eternal must have grown in his old age.
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A couple of us had hankering for espresso martinis - blame jetlag and just a long year.
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Those who are blessed with honour from above do not hanker after worldly honours.
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He was simple in his habit and did not hanker after any luxury.
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It is defined as hankering after things within the three realms of existence; it produces frustration.
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It relates to the way a subject will hanker for success and approbation from others.
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Who does nt hanker for a doughnut now and then?
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