be desirous of
Example Sentences
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But passion can be desirous of the craziest things.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2015
Let him not hesitate to deliver himself of that which he hath thought to tell thee; but be desirous of removing his injury.
From The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World by Ptahhotep
The pair stopped a moment, and the man seemed to be desirous of fastening it in the girl’s dress.
From The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss
Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another.”
From Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work by Dwight Lyman Moody
Some of us have too high an estimation of His goodness and wisdom to be desirous of thrusting ourselves into His government.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
