Sentence examples for desire not from inspiring English sources

Desire, not necessity, provoked her purchases.

"It's a desire not to be bothered".

Not desire, not nerves, but admiration.

But that is a motive, a desire — not a plan.

It was about the emancipation of desire, not its manipulation.

These emporiums are designed to generate desire, not meet needs.

"Europeans have a deep desire not to feel threatened.

The new version suggests an excessive desire not to offend.

There is a real strong desire not to do that".

This poem works because it expresses a desire, not a statement of fact.

"The Committee was unanimous in its desire not to select Dwain.