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
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His looked-for rest in peaceful retirement was short-lived.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The long looked-for jubilee morning had dawned, and we were to her God's messengers, bringing the glad tidings.
From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton