Wanting means That wants or desires. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like lacking or missing.
Wanting meaning
- That wants or desires.
- Absent or lacking.
- Deficient.
Synonyms of Wanting
Example sentences (20)
And of course they may have other reasons, having nothing to do with you, for wanting or needing to stay together.
But the star admitted her behaviour on the show was due to wanting to escape from the realities of everyday life.
Although Parsons has spent nearly 20 years focused on this mission, she didn’t start out wanting to tell these stories.
But, of the other 21 homes, more than half of them were bought by people outside the are wanting them for second homes.
And that’s for many reasons: safety, fear of theft, pets and wanting to have control over their own lives and decisions.
Consequently, she has gained a vast following on social media platforms, with many wanting to know her better.
Adding these gummies to granola creates a unique flavor profile that will leave your taste buds wanting more.
Board Chairwoman Nora Vargas said stipends will make a huge difference to young people wanting to serve their communities.
Being an artist should be as much a part of Stanford culture as someone wanting to patent an app or train for a Mars mission.
But the TikTok videos about Mom’s stockings aren’t really about women wanting Santa to fill a wish list.
Any boy wanting to try out would have to now perform two co-ed stunts, one assisted and one unassisted.
Around one-quarter (27 per cent) of men and women consider not wanting kids a deal-breaker in marriage.
After years of exhaustive thinking, reading and living, this is the conclusion I have reached, despite sometimes wanting not to.
Anyone wanting to dip their toes into watching (or rewatching) the old classic can find the first four seasons on the Pluto TV app.
All are industries that are going wanting for workers, and even federal visa programs are struggling to provide an adequate workforce.
Appearing unrepresented and speaking through a translator, Smail said the argument had revolved around him wanting to see his children.
These mechanisms include things like us wanting to eat and drink less, with us also wanting to sleep more, she added.
Black Americans could “communicate” maladies like “hookworm and tuberculosis,” and “self-protection” dictated wanting good care for them.
A: My struggles with love while trying to make general chivalrous displays to women found me broken and wanting comfort and understanding.
Chair of the Board, Wenda Fong, opened the meeting acknowledging that there were many speakers in attendance wanting to provide a comment.
Phrases with wanting
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with wanting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wanting to 148×
- not wanting 19×
- and wanting 14×
- those wanting 13×
- for wanting 8×
- people wanting 8×
- wanting more 8×
- been wanting 7×
- anyone wanting 7×
- about wanting 6×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word wanting. 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.