be desirous of

Example Sentences

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But passion can be desirous of the craziest things.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2015

Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another.”

From Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work by Moody, Dwight Lyman

She seems to be desirous of holding the balance, of being in some sort a mediatrix, and of courting the offers of each by her supposed importance to both.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various

If a gentleman should stop a lady on the street for conversation, and she should be desirous of discontinuing it, she should bow slightly, whereupon the gentleman must instantly take his leave.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

Having thus had an opportunity of discovering the whole secret of this phenomenon, I can give the following information to such of my readers as may be desirous of seeing it themselves.

From Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed by Taylor, Joseph