wish fulfillment
Example Sentences
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As Joanne Kaufman writes, “What would summer on the beach be without chocolate and marshmallows between graham crackers—or without angst and wish fulfillment between book covers?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“And if you can’t have the wish fulfillment in movies, where are you going to get it?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
In a world where the powerful increasingly act with impunity, taking fictional villains to task makes sense, a form of Hollywood wish fulfillment for those who feel stuck or hopeless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
Seeing an evil man get what he deserves may provide fleeting wish fulfillment, but that doesn't make “Companion” an inherently feminist text.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
The dream had been almost pure wish fulfillment, a wish she'd both had and known was impossible since the day she'd met him.
From The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
