not wanted

Example Sentences

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The relationship between the two politicians had long been fraught, with Lungu's family saying the former president had not wanted Hichilema to attend his funeral.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“I was not wanted on the planet. It was painful,” Folan told Cincinnati Magazine earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But what's also clear is that they wouldn't have been there if King Charles had not wanted them there.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Sanford’s daughter had not wanted to go back to the neighborhood, but she decided to accompany her mother anyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

When the Babylonian passed this way for the drink he had not wanted, four ingots had been there.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw