Wishing example sentences

Related (10): wish, hope, desire, longing, yearning, aspiration, dream, wanting, craving, pining

"Wishing" Example Sentences

  1. I've been wishing for a break from work all week.
  2. She's wishing she'd said something different in that meeting.
  3. They keep wishing things would go back to how they used to be.
  4. He sat there wishing he could turn back time.
  5. Wishing on a star might be silly, but I do it anyway.
  6. My mom's always wishing I'd call more often.
  7. You can spend your whole life wishing for something better.
  8. I'm not wishing for much — just a decent night's sleep.
  9. Stop wishing and actually do something about it.
  10. She was wishing the conversation would end.
  11. Wishing doesn't change anything, but it feels good sometimes.
  12. They're wishing they'd invested in that company years ago.
  13. I keep wishing I'd taken that job offer.
  14. He's wishing he never told her the truth.
  15. Wishing things were different won't make them different.
  16. My sister's always wishing she looked like someone else.
  17. You're wishing for the impossible at this point.
  18. I was wishing the whole thing had never happened.
  19. They sat in silence, each wishing the other would speak first.
  20. She found herself wishing for a simpler life.
  21. Wishing away the days until vacation.
  22. He's been wishing for a promotion for two years now.
  23. I'm not wishing to be rude, but this needs to stop.
  24. They're wishing they'd listened to the warning signs.
  25. Wishing on birthday candles is basically my only ritual.
  26. She kept wishing she could rewind that conversation.
  27. I've stopped wishing for things I can't control.
  28. He's wishing he'd been honest from the start.
  29. Wishing for rain in the middle of a drought feels pointless.
  30. My whole family's wishing this year would just end already.

Common Phrases

  1. wishing for
  2. wishing on a star
  3. wishing well
  4. wishing you were here
  5. wishing and hoping
  6. wishing upon
  7. keep wishing
  8. stop wishing
  9. wishing for the best
  10. wishing things were different

Examples by Level

A1
  1. I am wishing for a new toy.
  2. She is wishing for snow at Christmas.
A2
  1. He's wishing he had studied harder for the test.
  2. They keep wishing things would be different.
B1
  1. I've been wishing for a chance to travel abroad for years now.
  2. She's wishing she hadn't said those things in anger.
B2
  1. He found himself wishing for a life that didn't exist anymore.
  2. They were wishing they'd made different choices, but regret doesn't change anything.
C1
  1. What she was wishing for — a return to innocence — had become impossible the moment she understood the truth.
  2. He spent his evenings wishing for something he couldn't name, a longing without a clear object.
C2
  1. There's a particular futility in wishing for what you've already lost — not quite grief, not quite hope, but something suspended between the two.
  2. She'd grown accustomed to wishing for things she knew would never arrive, and in that acceptance found a strange kind of peace.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I'm wishing this rain would stop so I can finally take the dog out.
  2. My neighbor's kid is wishing for a skateboard for his birthday.
💼 Workplace
  1. Everyone's wishing the meeting would end so we can get back to actual work.
  2. He's been wishing for a promotion for the past year with no luck.
📊 Business
  1. The company's wishing they'd invested in that startup when they had the chance.
  2. Investors are wishing for better quarterly returns before the next earnings call.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I'm wishing this jacket came in my size — it's perfect otherwise.
  2. She's wishing the sale would last another week so she could save up.
✈️ Travel
  1. Stuck in the airport, I'm wishing I'd booked a flight with fewer layovers.
  2. They're wishing they'd done more research before booking that hotel.
📚 Education
  1. Students are wishing the exam would be postponed after the snow day.
  2. He's wishing he'd paid more attention in class instead of sleeping through lectures.
❤️ Relationships
  1. I'm wishing I'd been honest with him from the beginning instead of letting it build up.
  2. She's wishing they could go back to how things were before the argument.
📰 News / Politics
  1. Critics are wishing the government had acted sooner on climate policy.
  2. The senator's wishing that old tweet would disappear from the internet.
💻 Technology
  1. I'm wishing this app would load faster — it's been buffering for five minutes.
  2. Users are wishing the new update hadn't changed the interface so drastically.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The report suggests that stakeholders are wishing for greater transparency in the decision-making process.
  2. Researchers found that participants were wishing for more accessible mental health resources in their communities.

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