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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But it’s poignantly introspective on tracks like “What Is Left to Say” and “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Fleeing back to the city, he finds a piece of paper with the song’s title, “I Wish You’d Wanted Me,” taped to his mailbox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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
The elaborate, eight-bedroom compound on 1.5 acres has its own boutique winery, dubbed Wish Vineyards.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
Wish I didn’t still have feelings; it sucks feeling sorry for another ghost.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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