How to Use wish in a Sentence
- You may use the telephone, if you wish.
- She wished them a happy New Year.
- We wish you a Merry Christmas.
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No true fan would wish for less.
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Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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Their tone held no plea, nor wish for pity.
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Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Just as the Founders would have wished!
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Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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And not wish for things to happen.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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That is what my father wished for.
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Rebecca Traister,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Want to wish on a shooting star?
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Hali Smith
march 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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The two wished each other the best.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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But for now, wishing is too much.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Others wished all guns would go away.
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Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Kalil wished her well and quickly closed the case.
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CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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But wishing for one thing, for me, is too much.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Dushku went on to wish her castmates and fans well.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Colts wish the Bears all the best.
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Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
19 Feb. 2026
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That's so f***** up to wish on someone!
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Matthew Impelli,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pain was so bad at some points that Ozzy wished for death.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, that wish came true.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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This is not the system the Court would wish for.
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Katie Mulvaney,
The Providence Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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There is optimism for those who wish to seek it.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Yoneifer wished all four of them could be reunited.
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Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Dad’s well-wishers were no longer wishing us well.
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Griffin Dunne,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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Hold your ground, too, should others wish to enter.
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Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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That’s not to say that caregivers aren’t wishing for the best.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Let’s wish her the best, okay, everybody?
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Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Hawks wished Young nothing but the best.
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CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Those who wish to trace that radiance to its source now have a map to guide them.
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Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Those who wish to trace that radiance to its source now have a map to guide them.
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Buscadores think the smell might be sewage, but wish to dig to make sure.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
- The genie will grant you three wishes.
- He has a wish to be reunited with his son.
- Send her my good wishes.
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All the same, his wish came true.
—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Thank you for all your good wishes.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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That lucky guy gets riches and a wish.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That is my birthday wish for all of us.
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Russell M. Nelson,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Thanks for all your well wishes!
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Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thank you for all your love and well wishes!
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Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Their third wish was the boldest move of all.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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That wish gets granted but comes with a cost.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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What’s your deepest wish for me?
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Charley Locke,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
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Belichick did not get his wish.
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Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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At one point, each reveals their wish.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Gma Team,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
19 June 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.
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Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Her last wish was to be buried on solid ground.
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Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Some wishes called for world peace or the end to war.
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Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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This new moon is special for you, so make a wish!
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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There's no grand build-up that shows us why the two wish to part ways.
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Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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So even if your wish doesn’t come true, your coin will serve a good cause.
—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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