wish
Usage
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To wish is to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Desire, a more formal verb, suggests a strong wish: They desire liberation. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace.
Example Sentences
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But his wish list of non-woke repertory, which also included Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, draws on an attachment that predates his entry into national politics: Broadway musicals.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Instead of receiving a pre-selected clothing bundle they are given a voucher they can spend as they wish.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Call it a wish list, bucket list or checklist — the dashboard is all yours.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Also on companies’ wish lists are expanded market access in China and reassurances from Xi on foreign investment amid Beijing’s growing regime of countermeasures and restrictions.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“I wish she had been able to never think of it again.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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