desiring

Example Sentences

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Huckabee reportedly told embassy staff in an email there was "no need to panic, but for those desiring to leave, it's important to make plans to depart sooner rather than later".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The motivations for septuagenarian entrepreneurs include desiring autonomy, pursuing meaningful projects and addressing societal needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

She had a predilection for painting women as modern, urban, desiring.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Of course, neither desiring a mental boost nor consuming a beverage marketed to do just that is a problem.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024

Towards it they now hurried desiring only to find a fire, and a door between them and the night.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien