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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Fleeing back to the city, he finds a piece of paper with the song’s title, “I Wish You’d Wanted Me,” taped to his mailbox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Kagiyama, 22, hit two quadruple jumps in his vibrant crowd-pleasing routine to a remix of "I Wish", which scored 108.67 points, slightly off his season's best.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
The elaborate, eight-bedroom compound on 1.5 acres has its own boutique winery, dubbed Wish Vineyards.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
Wish I could hug you right now and you could guide me,” Kiffin wrote to his dad.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
“Breakfast buffet! Wish I had more of an appetite,” I said as Drew and I ambled into the Holiday Inn dining area dressed in our Granger warm-up suits.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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