wish
Usage
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To wish is to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Desire, a more formal verb, suggests a strong wish: They desire liberation. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace.
Example Sentences
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The problem is that these moments are imbalanced, outweighed by the amount of time spent watching Wish Nikki do terrible things and Bear suffer the consequences.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, she travelled the world for Wish You Were Here...?, which gave viewers a snapshot of different holiday destinations and became a popular fixture in the schedules.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Hoping to confess his feelings and win her over, Bear buys Nikki a trinket at a head shop, a One Wish Willow, which the clerk warns can’t be returned.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Kagiyama, 22, hit two quadruple jumps in his vibrant crowd-pleasing routine to a remix of "I Wish", which scored 108.67 points, slightly off his season's best.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
“Foggy and cold in summer? Wish we had some of that here. Summer here is HOT, if you hadn’t noticed. Which reminds me, have you had ice cream yet?”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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