Example Sentences

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They tell her it is the mind that sins, not the body; and that where purpose has been wanting there is no guilt.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

An Alabama doctor who has been wanting to adopt a boy from Ukraine has been unable to get the child out of the country during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

From Fox News • Mar. 17, 2022

And Evans has been wanting to get the booster shot for some time because he has underlying medical conditions.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Benteke has been wanting on that front for a while.

From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2018

And my other cousin has been wanting to go back to college for around seven years.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky