wisht
Britishinterjection
Example Sentences
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Aunt Eller counsels the traumatized Laurey to be “hardy,” and, when Laurey interrupts—“I wisht I was the way you are”—Aunt Eller says, “Fiddlesticks!”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 16, 2019
“I wisht I was strong enough, sweetheart,” Mrs. Reilly answered.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
“Sure wisht I was goin’ to town with you, Shad,” he said finally, because it seemed that someone must say something.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Oh, Will, I wisht I’d a-stayed with my sister after the funeral.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Hosie didn’t get a job, but later Grandpa told Papa he shore wisht he could a-hired thet boy.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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