desire
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Example Sentences
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Comedian Daniel Tosh even parlayed a desire to gawk at the web’s inept and unaware into a vicious update of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” that aired on Comedy Central for years.
From Salon
Wilson clearly desires children to be quiet little automatons, instead of living, complex human beings.
From Salon
Daphne du Maurier described seeing the old boatyard at Bodinnick, near Fowey, for the first time at the age of 19 as: "Here was the freedom I desired, long sought for, not yet known."
From BBC
Edwards added: "It was all set up for a cup upset. We talked a lot about mentality over the past few days and the players showed a real desire to win."
From BBC
And it’s here, over melted cheese and toasted bread, that Ilya admits something far riskier than desire: that he likes Shane.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
