Example Sentences

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“Some of them might have wished they were invested in something a little more like the Dow,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The 40-year-old could not have wished for a better first game at Alexandra Palace, dropping just four legs on the way to a 3-0 win over 'Super Mario'.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

"I would have wished for a different outcome," Germany's finance minister Lars Klingbeil said.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

“The crowd was great. The energy, we expected. I would have wished that we did a better job of just weathering that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

"It would seem he has met some trouble on the road. My lord father is quite vexed. You would not perchance have any notion of who might have wished my brother ill, would you?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin