not wanted

Example Sentences

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“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

Insisting that it was his health that had stopped him from coming to Paris, Ramadan said if he had not wanted to attend, he would have not have assembled a legal team.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

I told everyone how much I respected the fact that he was honest, because at least then I could just go, 'all right, cool, I'm not wanted'.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

He could not go back to the beginning, when he had not wanted to come here but nevertheless had thought he might get Hooper to be friendly.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill