desire
Usage
Example Sentences
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Throughout history, he added, the Christian mission “has not infrequently been distorted by a desire for domination, entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Sax argues, “That desire fits this very base desire as humans, which is to touch things, to interact with things, to buy things, to do actual things outside of our screens.”
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Her lyrical themes are familiar – yearning desire, romantic uncertainty – but there's a newfound freedom in dancing her cares away.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The White House said that the changes were “not driven by the desire to increase tariff revenue,” but to “better align incentives to what we are trying to accomplish while reducing needless complexity.”
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Penelope wondered if it was a desire for secrecy that had prompted Miss Mortimer’s choice of restaurant, and not just an appreciation for ferns—but she did not have to wonder for long.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
