Example Sentences

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“We had a threefold increase in referrals of patients who were wanting to be scheduled to discuss vasectomies and the number of vasectomies performed around this time increased dramatically.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024

"When I started in food policy 40 years ago, people were wanting this."

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

Among the reasons some smaller and mid-sized banks gave for the forecast were wanting to take less risk and worries about deposit outflows.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

“The most rational-minded folks were wanting to pump the brakes on what felt like a runaway train,” said Geoff Duncan, the Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, who was referring to Mr. Walker’s campaign.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

My pups were wanting to get to the coon so badly that they were hard to hold.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls