wanting

Example Sentences

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It was a bitter pill to swallow for a young man who had spoken to AFP before the game about wanting to be an "all-time great" and to emulate his illustrious Patriots predecessor Tom Brady.

From Barron's

She said she came out of retirement with a partially replaced right knee simply wanting an opportunity to put the perfect bow on her ski racing career at a course she especially loves.

From Los Angeles Times

But as time has passed, his appearances has been marked by artists and actors wrestling with his godlike nobility and wanting to question his straight-laced nature.

From The Wall Street Journal

The executives he pitched often talked about wanting to make their corporate workforces more efficient.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was bleeding, I could barely walk, because I'd been pushing myself too much, pushing myself through the fatigue wanting to make senior manager."

From BBC