wish fulfillment
Example Sentences
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I think on one hand, it’s wish fulfillment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
I wouldn’t say anyone’s asking for this, but we want to do some little wish fulfillment, or just live in a world where you can pretend that this is happening.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
The way “Hacks” balances professional wish fulfillment with the cold reality of show business won’t soon be matched by another series, if it ever happens at all.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
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. 12, 2026
Jules Verne must have employed a similar type of wish fulfillment with his prophetic writings that splashed a hundred years into the present.
From The Land of Look Behind by Paul Cameron Brown
