wished
Example Sentences
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"It has taken us much longer than we would have wished, and much longer than we had anticipated would be the case when the hearing concluded, to produce our decision," the commission wrote.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said she arrived home to find the driveway and road blocked and saw a "large group of hooded and masked men".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Since the founding of the Soviet Union, Moscow’s security services have relied on inducing people they wished to arrest into committing some hostile or unlawful act in order to arrest them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
I wished we had a chance to meet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Then I would write a little note saying that Mama had seen the person and wished her a happy birthday.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
