desirous
Example Sentences
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When it comes to heavy appliances, “the business is now strictly need-based, not desirous or impulsive,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail advisor at Circana.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“Within a demand environment impacted by domestic and global dynamics, we see a consumer with concerns about affordability and the economy, but still desirous of homeownership,” said Chief Executive Ryan Marshall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
But Nelson wasn’t the only singer to launch from its desirous refrain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
The airspace above the capital is a no-fly zone, off-limits to anyone desirous of slipping the surly bonds of Earth and gazing down at what, quite frankly, is a pretty handsome town.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2022
Boyle, he complained, was ‘in my opinion too open & too desirous of fame’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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