wished-for

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

If the wished-for rain doesn’t arrive soon, the country will produce nearly half as many olives as it did last year, according to Spain’s agriculture minister.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2022

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

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

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2019

As then the above plan failed to lead to the wished-for result, the other connected with it, relative to the publication of the collected works, likewise fell to the ground.

From Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler

Here are some of the brainstorms they wished for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

"It's one thing that we always wished for - when we were kids we dreamed of playing together in one team on one pitch," said Juninho.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Andrea said that she’d wished for “a happy life together.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

He described his mother as "beautiful, vivacious, a cool mum - you couldn't have wished for a better mum".

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

“Octavian,” he whispered, clutching my shoulder, his eyes heavy with impendant tears, “I have wished for so long to show these to you.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson