How do you use Desire in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like feeling or request, plus the exact meaning.
Desire meaning
- To want; to wish for earnestly.
- To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
- To want emotionally or sexually.
Example sentences (20)
But doing so may only boost based on the incumbent's apparent desire to be challenged by his predecessor next year.
Although to some it may seem like an odd desire, the significance of dental aesthetics goes beyond simply appearance.
As Biswas explained, “Customers all own smartphones and the desire is there to use them to streamline operations.
At the mere mention of a potential ban, DeSantis announced a desire to make gas stoves a tax-exempt purchase.
Barry never thought he could fall in love, and his desire to become a better person directly clashed with his occupation.
Before long, sex with my husband wasn't just another task on my list — I genuinely began to desire him again.
Bob Keiller, chairman of Our Union Street, believes there is a new-found desire among the public to better the city centre.
As Hafsteinn looks ahead, he expresses a desire to avoid becoming confined to a particular style or genre.
Although born out of a desire to respond quickly in neighborhoods torn apart by crime, these units often create new problems.
At the same time, Google's desire to make the phone as thin as possible means the hinge doesn't quite open a full 180 degrees.
Bangsexting was created as a place where people didn’t have to feel shy about their desire to sext.
An initiative taken with a desire for reconciliation risks alienating vulnerable people even more.
Baylan is a compelling villain with motivations driven by a desire to save the galaxy, adding complexity and depth to his character.
Beyond her art, TY Bello is driven by a desire to highlight the positive aspects of Nigeria, using her lens to promote unity and love.
Motivations for such manipulations vary from a desire to sell products to a simple desire to maintain the status quo.
Laziness means that one's desire to do other things than a given task outweighs the desire to do that particular task.
Asked about longevity and possible retirement in late December when the Lakers were 14-21, James talked about a desire to continue playing.
Sexual desire disorders seeAlso There is no widely accepted measure of what is a healthy level for sex desire.
There is a desire for help, a healthy desire for help that seeks the Lord’s blessing and does not accept generalizations.
Also, though usually left unstated, is its desire to preserve America’s Asian predominance by maintaining its nuclear monopoly among friends.
Phrases with desire
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with desire
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- desire to 124×
- desire for 32×
- the desire 28×
- his desire 19×
- and desire 15×
- of desire 9×
- desire is 9×
- their desire 9×
- desire and 8×
- expressed desire 7×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word desire. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.