desire
Usage
Example Sentences
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"A lot of the maximalism of cake picnic is potentially rooted in my desire to catch up."
From BBC
Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing a skate that showed he had achieved his desire to “move on” from the Olympics after days tormented by his mistakes.
From Los Angeles Times
And while previous TV adaptations root into the emotional interiority of their male characters while sidelining female desire, “The Forsytes” places more narrative purpose in the hands of its women.
From Salon
Their work shows how signals from the immune system can actively reduce the desire to eat.
From Science Daily
Our Gravedigger speaks to us, and to the moon, about her heart’s desire in charming cockney rhyming slang.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
