looked-for
Example Sentences
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So much so that historic firsts have become a looked-for feature of the Oscar telecast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
The first two didn’t bring the athleticism to the position that Gafford could and the team suddenly had a big man who played above the rim and grew into a looked-for option by Westbrook.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
Said Iron Age: "The looked-for upturn in steel is under way, and will reach a peak in late November or early December."
From Time Magazine Archive
His looked-for rest in peaceful retirement was short-lived.
From Time Magazine Archive
It strikes the water a few yards from the target, but the looked-for explosion does not follow; the fuse has failed.
From Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 by Various
