heart's desire
Example Sentences
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The mysterious love interest turns out not, in fact, to be his heart's desire from society, but a maid called Sophie Baek.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
"Not just to wish, but usually sing to their heart's desire, and so I think it's important to this movie obviously. I think it will be important to many Disney movies in the future too."
From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023
You can make the dryer as big or little as you want, so feel free to customize to your heart's desire.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2022
Hannah Elias, a light-skinned Black girl born in 1865, is forced to grow up quickly and sets her mind on her heart’s desire: wealth.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022
The giants are stomping and roaring to life, hurling their colossal bodies into each other’s arms, fed up with spending eternity frozen, always a breath away from their heart’s desire.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
