desiderate

Example Sentences

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Upon my faith, sir," said Campbell, "I cannot render you the service you seem to desiderate.

From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir

O Friend of God, know then that London is the desiderate town even of all Earth's cities.

From Tales of Wonder by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron

He will desiderate greater variety of testimony,—the utmost variety which is attainable.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

Pray, pray, don't think of answering this; it is merely to correct an unfavourable impression in one whose favourable opinion I much desiderate.

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman

The passion we desiderate for the present-day pulpit includes something almost infinitely higher than this.

From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by Jackson, J. Dodd (James Dodd)