in want
Example Sentences
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It evokes a thatched hut, a giant upturned basket and, especially, a vacant, human-size cage—a trap in want of prey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Each day, 22 people die in want of organs, which should dishearten all Americans.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
The M2 MacBook Pro already feels sort of like a laptop in want of an audience.
From The Verge ● Jul. 1, 2022
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman, married woman, man, anyone really, in possession of a pulse, must be in want of Colin Firth in a lake."
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2022
He is charitable to ingeniose men that are in want.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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