Example Sentences

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Sharing the image on social media, Kensington Palace wrote: 'Wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!' followed by a cake emoji.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“I’ll have to think about it,” she said; but she soon added, “There was the ‘Wishing Tree.’

From John and Betty's History Visit by Williamson, Margaret

It was Jean's shilling really, for I hadn't anything left, and I wrote in it, 'Wishing you a pretty New Year.'

From Penny Plain by Douglas, O.

‘Wishing a happy New Year to you, ‘C. Brontë.’

From Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle by Shorter, Clement King

Such a friend, too, to the helpless lassie is the Dun Bull in 'Katie Woodencloak', No. 1, out of whose ear comes the 'Wishing Cloth', which serves up the choicest dishes.

From Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent, George Webbe