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Wishful meaning
Wished-for; desired, wanted. | Expressing a wish or longing for something. | Aspiring, or seeking advancement.
Example sentences (20)
The only thing that could be called a Peace plan is Zelensky's proposal because the Chinese peace plan, while it's not a peace plan, it is a set of wishful consideration, wishful thinking, but is not a peace plan.
All too often in politics, a comet can burn itself into a falling star – although every prediction of Trump’s demise (at least among the GOP electorate) has proven to be wishful thinking by his enemies.
Andrew's hopes to return to public life after Jeffrey Epstein scandal is no more than 'wishful thinking':.
But this is just wishful thinking at this point.
For now, the idea of a Chick-fil-A location opening anytime soon in Bozeman is nothing more than wishful thinking.
He will, no doubt, fire shots if he manages to get on the same stage as his ex-ally, yet the idea that he will knock Trump down remains wishful thinking.
I'm not sure whether it's wishful thinking or if Ukraine's President Zelensky is on to something, but he wondered out loud whether or not Vladimir Putin was still alive.
Lowell characterized this allusion as “wishful” thinking on the parts of Bobulinski and another team member.
One person tried to guess what the shoot was for, or maybe it was wishful thinking, commenting on the post, "Album promo shoot?
Outside of that, whatever the UPP says is mere wishful thinking.
Perhaps the image so many world leaders have had of him was based on wishful thinking.
That sounds more like wishful thinking than anything on Chandler’s part.
The Tories have surely demonstrated nostalgia, short-termism, and wishful thinking in abundance.
Was the announcement premature and wishful thinking, savvy public relations or something else entirely?
Well, it’s not wishful thinking.
At first glance, such analysis – tinged with wishful thinking – seems self-evident.
Be skeptical of offers or alluring romantic prospects that appear in September, when the fine print seems to be written in invisible ink or you may be blinded by surface appearances and wishful thinking.
But that proved wishful thinking.
Call it wishful thinking, but I hope that the Democrats who are disappointed by this failure of Biden’s Department of Education will take this as an indication that we’re quite simply doing too much.
Europe’s farming sector “must be relieved of the extreme and wishful green ideology forced upon it in recent years… There can be no greater offence to European farmers than saying that they are the most responsible for climate change,” Nagy said.