Examples of wishful in a Sentence
her wishful attempts to change her husband's bad habits
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The political message is a little Easy-Bake, a little shallow, a little wishful — claim your power, ladies!
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
For years, many Western scholars and policymakers downplayed or dismissed such challenges as wishful rhetoric.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
But that's probably as wishful as asking young summer camp kids to get back to the bus on time.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
In their hands, America’s original sin is settled by the wishful effort to wash the nation clean.
—Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wishful 
Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
For years, many Western scholars and policymakers downplayed or dismissed such challenges as wishful rhetoric.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
But that's probably as wishful as asking young summer camp kids to get back to the bus on time.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
In their hands, America’s original sin is settled by the wishful effort to wash the nation clean.
—Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wishful
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“Wishful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wishful. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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