Sentence examples for desire proved from inspiring English sources

The Catalan director Calixto Bieito's adaptation of Celestina, a 15th-century Spanish tale of sexual desire, proved too much for some.

I found this second category of service addictive: knowing that for the right price, I could indulge almost any desire, proved close to lethal over the course of the weekend.

In its 25-year history, the Meadowlands Pace has been the test of champions for pacers, and Real Desire proved tonight that he is the champion for 3-year-olds.

Brimming over with sexual roundelays and delirious plot twists, it feels closer in spirit to a head-spinning Brian De Palma thriller, though desire proves just as punishing, just as dangerous.

Above all, though, it was Dowsett's desire that proved the difference.

The mixing of old superstitions with modern material desires has proved deadly for these women, as many brandings are now done to disinherit them from family property.

But now suppose that someone does develop this desire (to prove Papineau wrong, say) so that it is desired for the first time.

This policy has sprung from desire to have works stand on their own as well as a desire to prove that the content in question was created for the enjoyment of the community and not for personal fame.

I've always felt an overwhelming desire to prove myself.

He had this unslaked desire to prove his mettle.

However, there is more to it than simply a desire to prove people wrong.