desires
Example Sentences
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Many of the young people attending daytimers gigs were moving between the expectations of family and community and the desires of a younger generation testing out music, fashion, friendship and independence on its own terms.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I had to quell those desires for homeownership as I continue to see the price of everything grow exponentially,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
There was the time, for instance, when a friend was mulling over a family challenge, and I thought I had the absolute perfect solution for juggling her personal desires with her caregiving commitments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Naturally, the series is designed to satisfy certain teenage desires; not unusually, the main romance is triangular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
And that’s why I ultimately decided to take my brother’s advice and start a business that would satisfy not only my desire for affordable modest fashion, but thousands of other women’s desires as well.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
