English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Desire" in Example Sentences
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285564	His English leaves nothing to be desired.	CM
3109729	Tom had no desire to go there by himself.	CK
680677	Mary had a desire for what she saw online.	Source_VOA
2956838	Tom had no desire to stay home by himself.	CK
285625	His performance left nothing to be desired.	CM
56729	My desire is to help you with this problem.	CK
1439910	There are no people who don't desire peace.	CM
269564	True happiness consists of desiring little.	Shiawase
282765	I had no desire to say anything against you.	CK
255707	I was seized with the desire to buy the book.	CK
59527	This project still leaves much to be desired.	CK
59210	This composition leaves nothing to be desired.	CM
1421871	Whenever I meet her, I get the desire to kiss her.	CK
2952151	I have no particular desire to discuss that matter.	CK
287164	The desire he has had for years has been fulfilled.	CM
293076	He couldn't overcome the desire for another cigarette.	CK
328533	Our experimental results left something to be desired.	fcbond
847181	He knows other and easier ways of getting what he desires.	Source_Benedict_1921
254295	I can't approve the project. It leaves much to be desired.	CM
53693	Jenny could not ignore her parents' desire for her safety.	CM
1441013	I have no desire to understand what goes on inside your head.	charlotte13
271417	The government's new economic plan leaves much to be desired.	CM
53749	Jane is very content with her job and has no desire to quit it.	CK
329369	What should I do to arouse desire in the man I'm interested in?	fcbond
28065	My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.	CK
847223	When the desire for leisure is stronger than the other urges, leisure wins.	Source_Benedict_1921
847249	Most of the plain, simple, everyday things he desires can be secured by people of average means.	Source_Benedict_1921
847266	A chance to do as we please, especially to do as little hard work as possible, is a secret desire of almost everybody.	Source_Benedict_1921
2782268	One advantage of being old is that you no longer desire all the things that you couldn't afford to buy when you were young.	CK
953962	If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practice saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practice the same phrase over and over until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo.	CK