would-be
Example Sentences
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Every year, thousands of would-be novelists pour their hearts onto the page.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
And one might even trace today’s would-be Rhaena Targaryens — and Daenerys emulators, we know you’re out there — to that shaggy flying dog.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
In his resignation speech, Sir Keir did not mention his would-be nemesis by name, and announced that there would now be a contest to select a new Labour leader.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
At his press conference Wednesday, Warsh appeared to acknowledge the challenges would-be home buyers are facing.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
It was a renegade, almost suffragette thing to do, and the neighbors and would-be women friends surrounded Vera Louise with as polite a distance as they could manage.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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