wished

Example Sentences

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“I think it’s really powerful — it’s a little bit romantic,” Tito said, adding that he’d wished “for a life of more travels and to visit a lot of countries.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Many wished for strength to combat physical or mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

At this point, the person told Pauken he no longer wished to work with him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Puelm said he wished he had known earlier and been able to "ask more questions" of his grandmother before her death.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

But the morning I knelt in the center of the fairy ring, I wished harder than I ever had before.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls