wanted

/ ˈwɒntɪd /

adjective

1. being searched for by the police in connection with a crime that has been committed

Example Sentences

Macron almost immediately responded on X: "Shame on those who wanted to sully his memory," he wrote.

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"He didn't want to swan off to celebrity hotspots; he wanted to be around his mates and having a laugh," said Jackson.

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The 24-year-old wanted to prove she was the missing youngster with a DNA test, but Ms McCann told Leicester Crown Court: "I always knew that she wasn't Madeleine, so I didn't need to do one."

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I wanted to know how much the trip costs after using his points, but he didn’t tell me.

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These kids made me question things I’d always taken for granted—that the power of America was inevitable, for example, and that everyone wanted to be like us.

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