wanted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In his resignation statement, he said he wanted to focus on fighting "factually incorrect and entirely false, decades-old allegations" concerning his personal life, describing the investigation by Panorama and the Times as "fundamentally unfair".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Amid this upheaval, he wanted to be sure that his son, Septimius, inherited the wisdom of the ancient Greeks—but doubted whether Septimius would have the patience to wade through a vast corpus of 1,000-year-old works.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He wanted to show how deeply his grandfather had become integrated into Japanese culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Charniak shared her story because she wanted to help current grandfamilies who may be struggling with learning the legal system, grappling with financial worries or dealing with the emotional stress of raising their grandchildren.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
He wanted to talk to the new governor in private.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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