desiderate

Example Sentences

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Certainly, with such a central board in existence as that which we desiderate, no such type of schoolmaster would continue to hold office in a national seminary.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

Not jural but peaceable settlement of disputes is the motto of these men; they do not desiderate justice in the sense of existing law, but equity such as contents both parties.

From The Future of International Law by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)

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

Then, as the exciting sounds draw nearer and nearer, do I desiderate those eyes of Aristarchus, 'whose looks were as a breeching to a boy.'

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell

One can only query whether poetry has anything to do with “modern development,” and desiderate the addition to “sentiment” of “art.”

From Matthew Arnold by Saintsbury, George