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

If the wished-for rain doesn’t arrive soon, the country will produce nearly half as many olives as it did last year, according to Spain’s agriculture minister.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022

They were part not of Mr. Giuliani’s past but of his wished-for future.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019

A long wished-for promotion brought better working hours and a big increase in pay for Perry Funk, who had already clocked 15 years at a nuclear manufacturing facility in Lynchburg, Va.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2018

My little effort will miss its wished-for result unless I be true to nature; and to be true to nature, I must think what nature would produce.

From How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction by Anonymous