How to Use want for in a Sentence

want for

verb
  • What do the two of you want for your lives?
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • How much does Savers want for this bag?
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • There is always the want for more.
    — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Comeaux did not identify the suspect or say what he was wanted for.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Prices climb, yields drop, and the only deals left are in junk that nobody wants for good reason.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Neither mentioned any want for the setup to be similar each day.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • The strands of Louis are very much rooted in identity, love and the fear of and want for love, and then grief.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • The trio is wanted for criminal mischief.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • There was what the Sabres wanted for Byram, and there was what Byram sought in a new contract.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Sure Xavier is wanted for murder and coups there, but that is a problem for another day.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Noah [Wylie] has indicated that there is a want for the night shift to still be in the narrative.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • Police are heard responding that the suspect is wanted for murder.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • The Nepolas won’t be wanting for much at the sleek oasis that has both the comforts of home and world-class amenities.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • They are wanted for criminal mischief.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • They are wanted for criminal mischief.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The initial want for the pursuit was not immediately known.
    — Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • An unglamorous gift my mom actually wants for Mother’s Day?
    — Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Police said Nasir Brooks, who was wanted for the homicide, turned himself in Tuesday.
    — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Boston police are searching for two suspects wanted for committing an armed robbery at a lemonade stand.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • The suspect above is wanted for spitting on Red Line passengers, battering one.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That same back-pedaling motion doubles as reverse, a function recumbent trike riders have wanted for years.
    — Omar Kardoudi april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Cops suspect the gunman was aiming for the victim’s brother, who is wanted for questioning in three shootings, police sources said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
  • Text messages between Roberts and her teen son had been shown to the jury, with the pair discussing what type of alcohol the teenagers wanted for the party.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Then there is the elegance, of course, as evidenced by the Giorgio Armani jackets the coach wanted for his team.
    — Nicola Bambini, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There's only one thing Jennifer Garner wanted for Mother's Day this year.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Just a couple of weeks later, Berwyn cops shot and killed a man near Fuentes’ home who was wanted for triple homicide in central Illinois.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That want for breathable air was palpable when Pum and other organizers went around the area distributing masks to adults and children.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • That discovery appeared to confirm their suspicions that Mangione was the man wanted for Thompson’s killing.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • On Monday, Howard County Police released the video of a woman wanted for shooting the gas station clerk.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The California Highway Patrol said that the suspect was wanted for burglary.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 3 June 2026

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