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

The wished-for embrace, of course, was not intended literally for me.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2020

Anxiety stood on tip-toe, and the moments flew slowly by, until the wished-for hour arrived.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various