desired
Example Sentences
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As she worked on Go Gentle, her heroine turned into a sage who desired only what she had and cheerily accepted whatever fate threw at her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
This requires understanding context, the desired intent and having the ability to act in that moment.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Ethanolamine provided the desired conductivity and worked well within the polish, but it has some toxicity concerns.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
"In my view, the build-up to and coverage of the game itself left a lot to be desired on those particular scores."
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
“I may have lived but for one petty and meager lifetime, but for over three hundred years since, I have desired one thing, that what is rightfully mine to be returned to me at last.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
