Sentence examples for great want from inspiring English sources

Maeve's thirst had its origins in a terrific social uncertainty, but also in a great want.

The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt wrote in the 19th century that the Mexicans he observed lived "in great want, compelled to feed on roots of aquatic plants, insects and a problematical reptile called axolotl".

Five days after the fighting had ceased, she wrote her sister: "There is a great want of surgeons here; there are hundreds of brave fellows who have not had their wounds dressed since the battle".

The fact that Mill had never been to India proved no obstacle to his demonstrating, in six volumes, that Indians were stalled near the lowest stage of development, just past barbarism — something that was easily measured by the state of their technology, which suffered from "a great want of ingenuity and completeness in instruments and machinery".

"Owen will come in and he is a Lion and he has a wealth of experience, but the pressure certainly will be on this decision because England have shown great fluency with George at 10, a great want and desire to attack.

Like feminist fairy dust, being near Nora made us want to be great, want to live an adventure, want to be Lillian Hellman, or Isadora, or Isak, or in the end, Nora: the best most exciting unintimidated versions of ourselves.

I just don't have any great wants or needs.

"Then Alexander the Great wants to be Achilles, and has 'The Best Among the Best' put above his tent.

It just makes me have that much greater want to be there next time.

In EZ there was still a great need: 56 % wanted this.

Great! "I want to make Macbeth".