Sentence examples for almost wishing from inspiring English sources

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My friend acknowledged it pleasantly and non-judgmentally, while I repeated it, as if confessing, almost wishing it weren't true.

He added that the writer appeared to have "some inner psychological need to be accused wrongly", adding: "He's almost wishing people to say he's an antisemite".

Yet this has now been turned into an attack on Obama by the very same people who seem to be almost wishing that Russia returns to its cold war status as Enemy No1.

It's testament to the scale of drama that you're left almost wishing she was a toaster and had freaked out because of that, rather than being crushed by the overwhelming futility of human existence.

As Patrick Malahide's naked bum bounced up and down above Alison Steadman for what seemed like the hundredth time, I remember almost wishing that I'd been chucked out of the room.

Now, she found herself almost wishing the DaTscan would be abnormal.

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I almost wished that she would.

I almost wish I was more nervous".

"I almost wish there were.

When the attack happened, I almost wished I were there.

"I almost wish they hadn't called," he said.

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