desiderate

Example Sentences

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We should desiderate a closer approach, and not rest till we had found it.

From Meaning of Truth by James, William

It seemed also, owing to its height, to desiderate wings, but there were none.

From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)

Swinburne's first drafts offer none of the attractions which collectors of autographs commonly desiderate.

From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund

And therefore," he continued, "in the desiderate city, in London, all their camels are pure white.

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

That the oneness requires425 proof is prima facie evidence that it is a value, a desiderate, not an existence.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.