wished

Example Sentences

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He said he wished he had more Dodgers stuff to sell, because the crowd would be overwhelmingly in favor of the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The Zambian government wished to see him laid to rest alongside his predecessors in the special presidential burial ground in the capital, Lusaka.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

If I completed college, I could do what I wished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast also congratulated De la Espriella "for his great electoral victory," while Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino wished him "the greatest success."

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

And Andrew wished the well-meaning gentleman had not meddled.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios