wish for

Example Sentences

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There are small infusions of contemporary styles here and there, and one can’t help but wish for a few more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

We also need to be careful of what we wish for.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The desire for a new jazz age is a wish for a new national identity as glamorous and unassailable as old Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"Aleisha was the most loving, caring and compassionate daughter you could wish for," her mother said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Mia, assembling this photograph, could think of no better wish for Mrs. Richardson.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng