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

Here are some of the brainstorms they wished for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Ghalibaf noted on X that a state television presenter said he wished Tehran airport had been closed so the negotiators could not leave for Switzerland.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 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

I wished I’d braided it before I left home.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu