Sentence examples for to wish from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to expect

to determination

to aspirations

to wishing

to struggle

'to wish' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express a desire for something to happen. For example: "I wish that I could go to the beach this weekend."

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to wish

noun

A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen

synonyms

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What to wish for.

The New Yorker

What to wish for..

The New Yorker

They were there to wish it well.

The New York Times

Was it greedy to wish for more?

The New York Times - Food

Blow!" to wish away a high number.

The New Yorker

"We only came to wish her well".

The New Yorker

It's better to wish than to know".

The New York Times - Books

It's probably ludicrous to wish for that.

The New York Times

Is that too much to wish for?

Harvard Business Review

You have to wish him well.

The New York Times - Arts

All to wish for, more like it.

The Guardian

More suggestions(2)

to volition

to yearning

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