Sentence examples for merely wished from inspiring English sources
These issues cannot be merely wished away.
Until this moment, León merely wished to supplant Manur; now he "chose to imitate him".
He told reporters after the decision that the bank merely wished to better communicate its antideflationary stance to markets.
They realised that cyclists merely wished to follow the same 'desire lines' as everyone else – choosing the most direct route.
I tell him that I wasn't disputing the originality of his work, but merely wished to know where the seeds of his musical thoughts germinate.
The officials, after all, merely wished to give her a four-day ban for overuse of the whip, to be served a fortnight from now, when she has no intention of race-riding.
The point is that he does not merely wish for suicide, but utter self-annihilation.
They prefer to regard themselves as people who merely wish to be private.
He merely wishes to exploit the talent contained within those silver boots, and, just as importantly, between those prominent ears.
"We merely wish to be pitied and encouraged in the course we have chosen," the narrator says.
The parties merely wish to engage in the assumption or delegation of the risk involved in a change in price.
