Example Sentences

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"It's like something that you wouldn't believe can happen and you were wishing for it to happen and then it's coming true all of a sudden."

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

While most social media commenters were wishing the 26-year-old well and hoping she was in good health, others were clear in their disappointment.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

“People were wishing me good luck, and I would say ‘I don’t want any luck involved in this thing.’”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

I found out when I was much older that they were wishing they had boring, stable parents because their parents were all getting divorced and it was chaos at home.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022

They seemed frightened and ill at ease, and somehow Jane and Michael realised that the two huge sisters were wishing that they were much smaller and less conspicuous.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers