Example Sentences

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An 89-72 win over the expansion Portland Fire on Sunday to close a 1-2 homestand felt more necessary than the Sparks might have wanted to admit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

If someone had said that about me during chemotherapy, I would probably have wanted to hide indoors.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"Americans historically have wanted masculine presidents, vigorous presidents," said Dr Matt Dallek, a political historian at George Washington University.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I never would have dreamed that, for example, Steve Buscemi would have wanted to be on a show like “Elsbeth,” but he did and he asked to be on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The Navy may have wanted a back door to William, but what they got in February 1923 was a gifted expert in her own right.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield