Sentence examples for a wish granted from inspiring English sources

It was a perfect fairy tale, a wish granted only once in a lifetime.

Many Americans were familiar with the Japanese legend of the thousand cranes: If you fold a thousand origami cranes, you will have a wish granted.

The child doesn't get a parent's knowing gift; he has a wish "granted," as though by institutional obligation, and whatever loneliness the gift is intended to minimize is instead cruelly deepened.

But Pettitte's frame of mind has been a subject of speculation since his use of H.G.H. has come to light and he subsequently requested a late arrival to camp, a wish granted by the Yankees.

According to this legend, if you fold 1,000 origami cranes, thus exhibiting the loyalty and dedication that cranes are known for, you'll prove your worth of having a wish granted.

To have a wish granted, though, you'll need a referral from yourself, a parent, or a medical professional.

Make-a-Wish granted Alex's dream of fighting crime as Batman's trusty sidekick Robin by creating an amazing day full of masked capers, helicopter rides and a pyrotechnics-filled showdown with a famous Batman arch-nemesis.

"Life is not a wish granting factory".

As a wise man once wrote, "The world is not a wish granting factory".

It offers a contract in which a girl may have any wish granted in exchange for obtaining magical powers and being tasked with fighting against witches.

Let me tell you, it's bad enough when a wish like that doesn't come true, but, if it ever does, that's when you know that living is a most disappointing business: the world is not a bright place to start with, but a senseless wish granted senselessly makes it much dimmer.