be desirous of
Example Sentences
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But passion can be desirous of the craziest things.
From Slate • Sep. 14, 2015
She seems to be desirous of holding the balance, of being in some sort a mediatrix, and of courting the offers of each by her supposed importance to both.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various
Should you be desirous of using it, however, the oysters must be carefully wiped dry before dipping them; while for cracker dust they are not wiped, but only drained well.
From Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen by Owen, Catherine
This was both the first and last patient that ever ran away from me, or that ever appeared to be desirous of doing so.
From Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
He professed to be desirous of concentrating at Verdun, but was afraid to get out of reach of Metz.
From A History of the Third French Republic by Wright, C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad)
