desires
Example Sentences
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“But everybody else who has those desires and are existing in fear … they’re not saying it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Their anxieties don't weigh the book down, though - the characters' coping strategy is to process them with a heavy dose of flippant humour, or switch focus to the night's more immediate desires and dramas.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
People can also refine it infinitely, at no monetary cost, to match their desires.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Tackling my next deck, “Boundaries Make Jobs Clear,” I learn that parents’ jobs include boundaries and validation; children’s jobs are expressing desires and feelings.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
He meant that if we're defined by our desires, I was in for a lifetime of trouble.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
