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
She warned Mr. Trump that his wished-for date of Easter to reopen the country likely couldn’t be accomplished.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2020
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
At length we gained our wished-for haven, and the passengers quitted the ship to seek their several places of destination.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
