wished-for
Example Sentences
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A teenage pop fan who was let down when a long wished-for meet and greet with her idol Melanie Martinez fell through at the last minute has been given a second chance.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
Its one-word title, “Judd,” suits the artist’s view of his wished-for, worked-for place in history: so assured as to need neither qualifiers nor explanations.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2020
The wished-for embrace, of course, was not intended literally for me.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2020
They were part not of Giuliani’s past but of his wished-for future.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019
As then the above plan failed to lead to the wished-for result, the other connected with it, relative to the publication of the collected works, likewise fell to the ground.
From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton
