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

Any biometric data from members of the public who are not wanted by the police is immediately and permanently deleted, he added.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Those that know him think that leaving, even though not wanted, will be a bit of a relief.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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 wish I could slip off back to the guardroom unnoticed! What did we come for? We are not wanted.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien