desires

Example Sentences

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Seeing the accumulation of other people’s innermost desires in the trees — and given that the wishes are uncovered — lends the work an openness and accessibility that can be therapeutic, Loyer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But despite their deepest desires to fundamentally reshape the economic system that has powered MLB for the past half-century, those same owners have consistently stopped short of actually proposing a cap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Through her coaching service, Mann helps people explore wigs, scarves, or going completely bald, depending on their desires.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Their anxieties don't weigh the book down, though - the characters' coping strategy is to process them with a heavy dose of flippant humour, or switch focus to the night's more immediate desires and dramas.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“But look at it in perspective: A scythe wants for nothing in this world. All of your needs and desires would be met, and you’d never have to fear being gleaned.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman