wanting

Example Sentences

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You suspect it was worth it as they repeatedly sang about not wanting to go home in the closing stages.

From BBC

Investors wanting to anticipate major economic shifts or downturns should not focus on the monthly data or even GDP releases, but focus on a handful of components, such as residential investment and durable goods.

From MarketWatch

“When you start talking about wanting to know more about your birth parents, that’s different. You know what they’re doing down there right now, don’t you? They’re reading those books again.”

From Literature

Nim stared, not wanting to touch or move it.

From Literature

I went into this season wanting to write it with a sense of finality.

From Los Angeles Times