Below you will find example sentences with "expressed desire". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Expressed Desire in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 8
  • Discovered as a combination around: desire
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.4 words

Words in this phrase

expressed desire

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • expressed can mean: simple past and past participle of express Frequent word
  • desire can mean: To want; to wish for earnestly. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

by an expressed desire to become 1× court wednesday expressed desire to interact 1× finland has expressed desire to strengthen 1× including his expressed desire to kill 1× is the expressed desire of those 1× legislature s expressed desire for a 1× the often expressed desire for the 1× union his expressed desire to see 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a person who 1× addis ababa march 1× although mark drakeford 1× hence the often 1× minnesota in may 1× the ministry said 1×

Common sentence endings:

a music producer 1× curb air pollution 1× development ministry announced 1× minnesota poet laureate 1× proclaim the gospel 1× scottish first minister 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

union 2× minister 2× country 2× transport 2× public 2× vehicles 2× cooperation 2× trade 2× development 2× ministry 2× cruz 2× minnesota 2×

Related phrases

expressed concern views expressed expressed confidence expressed worry

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

expressed confidence expressed concern express lanes exposure limit exposed himself export earnings

Just after it in the phrase index:

expressed worry extend beyond extended family extended period extended periods extends beyond

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

expressed concern expressed confidence expressed worry

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "expressed desire" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 31.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as by an expressed desire to become, court wednesday expressed desire to interact, union, minister and country stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with expressed concern, views expressed and expressed confidence, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with expressed desire

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Warhol's cooperation with the musicians of The Velvet Underground was driven by an expressed desire to become a music producer. (21 words)

Minnesota In May 2007, Gov. Pawlenty reversed his decision in deference to the legislature's expressed desire for a Minnesota poet laureate. (22 words)

Hence the often-expressed desire for the “reconversion of England,” a return to the deep and fruitful Catholic roots of the country and the urgent need to proclaim the Gospel. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

A person who was close to Nikolas Cruz called the FBI’s public tip line on January 5 and provided information about Cruz’s guns and his erratic behavior, including his expressed desire to kill people and his disturbing social media posts. (42 words)

The ministry said is important to note, as stated in the Order, the boundaries of the new Region Eight township excludes the titled Amerindian Villages of Campbelltown and Micobie as is the expressed desire of those Village Councils. (38 words)

Although Mark Drakeford is a supporter of the union, his expressed desire to see the UK "radically redrawn" as a "voluntary union of nations" made it easier to relate a pro-independence Scottish First Minister. (35 words)

Example sentences (8)

Although Mark Drakeford is a supporter of the union, his expressed desire to see the UK "radically redrawn" as a "voluntary union of nations" made it easier to relate a pro-independence Scottish First Minister.

Hence the often-expressed desire for the “reconversion of England,” a return to the deep and fruitful Catholic roots of the country and the urgent need to proclaim the Gospel.

The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed desire to interact with the Transport Minister on the proposal for gradual conversion of all public transport and government vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) to curb air pollution.

Addis Ababa March 12/2018 Finland has expressed desire to strengthen cooperation with Ethiopia in the areas of trade and development, the country's Foreign Trade and Development Ministry announced.

A person who was close to Nikolas Cruz called the FBI’s public tip line on January 5 and provided information about Cruz’s guns and his erratic behavior, including his expressed desire to kill people and his disturbing social media posts.

The ministry said is important to note, as stated in the Order, the boundaries of the new Region Eight township excludes the titled Amerindian Villages of Campbelltown and Micobie as is the expressed desire of those Village Councils.

Minnesota In May 2007, Gov. Pawlenty reversed his decision in deference to the legislature's expressed desire for a Minnesota poet laureate.

Warhol's cooperation with the musicians of The Velvet Underground was driven by an expressed desire to become a music producer.