have liked
- present perfect of like.
Example Sentences
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“I would have liked to win five games, to leave home with five victories. That hurts — it hurts a lot,” Aguirre said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I would have liked to know we’d be charged after,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
By playing too direct early and often, England turned the ball over perhaps more than they would have liked.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
He said he would have liked to be there but needed to remain focused on what he described as pressing national security and diplomatic concerns.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
“I can’t say much now, but things did not go as well as we would have liked them to this morning,” she said.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
