- present participle of wish.
wishing
Example Sentences
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I’m not wishing another pandemic on us, mind you.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Otherwise you may find yourself in an empty parking lot, staring at where your Honda Accord used to be and wishing you hadn’t been so worried about Big Brother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
No one dies wishing they had worked more than they needed to — but plenty do wishing they had spent more time with their loved ones.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I’ll be there with everybody else, wishing and hoping.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
And we stood there on the corner of our old farm under the oak trees, wishing we never had to come home.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
