wished

Example Sentences

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A woman who wished not to be named told me that she liked Catherine because the princess had not shown "fake empathy", of the kind associated with celebrities, but "real empathy".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Members were still free to sell short any Union securities they wished, though.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

This family member, who wished to remain anonymous, told Brand he saw the painting hanging in the hallway of the granddaughter of Seyffardt, who was assassinated by Dutch resistance fighters in 1943.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Donald Trump defended childhood vaccinations during a stop by “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” on Sunday, saying only that he wished vaccines for infants and toddlers were smaller.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Now that he saw how it was done, he almost wished he could go back to not knowing.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el