desiring

Example Sentences

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Huckabee reportedly told embassy staff in an email there was "no need to panic, but for those desiring to leave, it's important to make plans to depart sooner rather than later".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The motivations for septuagenarian entrepreneurs include desiring autonomy, pursuing meaningful projects and addressing societal needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

The chronicler Froissart records that both sides saw clearly the Bohemian was at fault, but the French, not desiring to provoke the English during a lull in the Hundred Years’ War, grudgingly excused his behavior.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

Dueling with windmills or the bright moon, desiring Dulcinea, coming to his senses and dying are the Don’s business.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

“There is hardly any desiring to refresh such a memory as that,”—said Mr. Knightley, feelingly; and for a moment or two he had done.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen