desired
Example Sentences
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It’s true that forced treatment doesn’t always get the desired outcome, and can backfire if it makes the person more resistant to treatment.
From Los Angeles Times
The property is located in a highly desired school district—making it the perfect family home.
From MarketWatch
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
By targeting sperm metabolism with an inhibitor based, nonhormonal approach, it may be possible to temporarily disable sperm function when desired while minimizing unwanted effects.
From Science Daily
There are some researchers and developers working with augmented reality, so if you’re wearing their glasses with an AR display, they will navigate you to your desired location.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.