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
But he’s also puckish – sylph-like and otherworldly, seductive and repellent, as likely to swaddle Sarah in her heart’s desire as he is to toss her into the belching, farting Bog of Eternal Stench.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 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
That is certainly apt for a 1987 musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine about fairy tale characters venturing into a forest to discover what happens after they get their heart’s desire.
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022
The story told of how Kvothe had gone looking for his heart’s desire.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
