Sentence examples for I only wanted from inspiring English sources

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I only hope

I only said

I only missed

I only heard

I only started

"I only wanted" is a perfectly correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
Here is an example sentence: "I only wanted to help, but he refused my offer."

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"I only wanted Karen".

The Guardian - Opinion

"Here I only wanted virtual ones".

The New York Times

"I only wanted to get an idea.

The New Yorker

"I only wanted the Free Syrian Army.

The Guardian

I only wanted to press charges.

The New Yorker

"I only wanted to tell you about my day".

The New Yorker

I only wanted my father not to have them.

The New York Times

If I only wanted big bucks, I wouldn't have survived.

The New York Times - Arts

I only wanted a concise, quality digest of real news.

Independent

What good was it that I only wanted the best?

The New Yorker

But I only wanted to explain our position.

The Guardian - Sport

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I only met

I only hurt

I only took

I only read

I only told

I only got

I only used

I only had

I only thought

I only saw

I just wanted

I only just

I initially wanted

I once wanted

I so wanted

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