wanted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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When your mother is on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, even a trip to the playground is dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
San Diego was considered one of America's most wanted fugitives and had featured five times on the Fox programme America's Most Wanted.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Fleeing back to the city, he finds a piece of paper with the song’s title, “I Wish You’d Wanted Me,” taped to his mailbox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Wedding, who was in hiding for more than a decade and on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list, was arrested last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Wanted to argue, didn’t want to argue— wouldn’t win and already knew it.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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