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Example Sentences

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"We wanted to make sure the players were remembered as legends at this club after winning the League Cup," McLeish said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

All I wanted was for her to be impressed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"They wanted to retrieve the body of a Catholic shepherd who had died of Ebola," the official said on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Researchers at Hokkaido University wanted to understand whether the specific way a cell fails during division changes what happens afterward.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

I’d heard Pops mention that he wanted to buy it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam