How to Use wishing in a Sentence

wishing

adjective
  • Who wants to spend it depressed and anxious and wishing time would speed up?
    — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 3 Feb. 2018
  • As in many a mythic tale, however, elixirs for winning love and wishing harm don’t always work the charm.
    — Brendan Kiley, The Seattle Times, 26 July 2017
  • Yet those wishing backbenchers to be more subservient may be disappointed.
    — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Residents wishing to retire their flags can drop them off at City Hall through June 5.
    — Shane Newell, Orange County Register, 30 May 2017
  • In the past, many sick Germans wishing to end their lives would travel to Switzerland, where the practice is legal.
    — New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
  • But our favorite feature is the wishing wall that invites visitors to leave a message of hope, health, and happiness for the coming year.
    — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2019
  • For those wishing summer would stay a little bit longer, order a Sunset Clause, which has tequila and spicy bitters.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2018
  • World Celebration will also include a wishing tree, a story fountain and a pavilion for live events.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Tickets priced from 15 to 25 euros are on sale for both concert-goers and those only wishing to make a donation.
    — Judy Cantor-Navas, Billboard, 25 June 2017
  • But in small town, community-minded Orange, the well-wishes and generosity flowed faster than the less-than-well wishing.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
  • With virtually all wishing to be excluded from the flood-zone map, some industry experts worry that lobbying pressure from homeowner and business groups affect the map-drawing process.
    — Roger Yu, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Owing to such magic-seeming intercessions, GoFundMe has acquired a wishing-well mystique.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
  • The regulations require those wishing to travel with a service or support animal to provide special documentation.
    — Michelle Gant, Fox News, 22 June 2018
  • Home theaters, secret rooms, soaring towers, putting greens, indoor saunas and wishing wells are among the luxurious features that can be found in some of this week's most expensive home sales in metropolitan Phoenix.
    — Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, 18 June 2018
  • In a post on his blog, Martin took the time to formally address speculation that he's already finished the story—something many fans are no doubt wishing could be true given the unpopularity of the show's final season.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 18 May 2019
  • Parents wishing to experiment in exercises of trust can choose to give their teen a spending limit per order and opt out of the item-approval step all together, leaving them with a notification that includes the details of what’s been purchased.
    — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2017

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