"inspired a desire" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means that something or someone has caused or stimulated a feeling of wanting or longing for something. Example: The beautiful scenery of the mountains inspired a desire in me to travel and explore new places.
This decline, together with broader social and cultural changes, inspired a desire to express Wesley's original ideals in a contemporary form.
The performance is broken up by two half-hour intermissions, benefiting patrons in whom Prince Orlovsky's festivities have inspired a desire to sample the "Feuerstrom der Reben" ("grapes' stream of fire," as the Prince apostrophizes Champagne).
The experience inspired a desire to head her own expeditions and projects some day.
But for Japanese artist, musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, it inspired a desire to revitalize our respect for nature, especially in lieu of Japan's reconstruction process, which doesn't seem to be nearing an end anytime soon.
HIV diagnosis generally inspired a desire to explore spirituality.
The beautiful object may inspire a desire to possess it or understand it, but the judgment of its beauty is untainted by such considerations of interest.
People who inspire a desire for approval aren't necessarily likable themselves, but everyone who has ever worked with Husain always says how lovely she is, and as soon as we meet I see why.
The success of that "win" tends to inspire a desire to solve other problems — and prompts government to take on that responsibility itself, instead of relying just on the private partner, in order to remain relevant.
In the garden cooking classes (using equipment from the lab) Johnson has found that "you'll really inspire a desire in students to continue cooking if you don't keep bound to a recipe".
The world emulates the black and white minimalism of Escher's work, and the crisp modern design populating the walls, windows, and massive towers seen in the distance inspire a desire to explore. .
The Posteverything Generation Nicholas Handler's embrace of the postmodernist academic canon inspired an overwhelming desire in me for the draft to be called up again.
