wished-for

Example Sentences

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A teenage pop fan who was let down when a long wished-for meet and greet with her idol Melanie Martinez fell through at the last minute has been given a second chance.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

Moments like that give the well-intentioned if scattershot “Convergence” its wished-for inspiration much more readily than ending with the easy uplift of a mass-Zoom “Lean on Me” singalong.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021

The wished-for embrace, of course, was not intended literally for me.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2020

They were part not of Giuliani’s past but of his wished-for future.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019

At length we gained our wished-for haven, and the passengers quitted the ship to seek their several places of destination.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous