desire
Usage
Example Sentences
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“When I said goodbye to this job, to this life of opulence and glitter, images and adoration, the quest to be desired, I was saving my life.”
From Los Angeles Times
All that was left was to fulfill a personal desire to return one more time to Jordan Hot Springs.
From Los Angeles Times
Long a symbol of glamour and desire, Brigitte Bardot's image was forged in a cluster of cult films and pop duets.
From Barron's
After chemotherapy and years of follow-up tests, the experience deepened his desire to better understand patients.
From Barron's
She remains mired by her lot in life as a woman, subject to Abraham’s growing desire to start a family.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
