desiderate

Example Sentences

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Certainly, with such a central board in existence as that which we desiderate, no such type of schoolmaster would continue to hold office in a national seminary.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

Let those who deny that Secular Truth meets the emotional part of their nature, settle what is the nature of the emotions they desiderate.

From The Principles Of Secularism by Holyoake, George Jacob

That the oneness requires425 proof is prima facie evidence that it is a value, a desiderate, not an existence.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.

O Friend of God, know then that London is the desiderate town even of all Earth's cities.

From Tales of Wonder by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron

Not jural but peaceable settlement of disputes is the motto of these men; they do not desiderate justice in the sense of existing law, but equity such as contents both parties.

From The Future of International Law by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)