Examples of 'he wished he had' in a sentence

Meaning of "he wished he had"

he wished he had: This phrase expresses regret or longing for something that the person doesn't currently possess or experience

How to use "he wished he had" in a sentence

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he wished he had
He said he wished he had a boy just like me.
But he created the family he wished he had.
But he wished he had saved his money.
It was as if he was defending the running mate he wished he had.
Jeremiah said he wished he had never been born.
He wished he had taken better care of them.
Tom was lonely and he wished he had someone to talk to.
He wished he had his computer with him.
Artie told us that he wished he had those toys.
He wished he had something else to offer her.
When he was drunk he would say he wished he had returned.
He wished he had died in a more dignified fashion.
I remember him saying that he wished he had joined a fraternity in college.
He wished he had a hole to drill down inside.
Things he wished he had.

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He wished he had more time to right his wrongs.
He finally decided to do what he wished he had done a long time ago.
He wished he had been born a girl.
But now I kept wondering if he wished he had split with her.
I know he wished he had lived in those days of.
When his wife got done with him, he wished he had.
He said he wished he had another copy.
Andreas loved to dance, and he said he wished he had a theater.
He wished he had eaten less breakfast.
He did not say he wished he had worked longer!
He wished he had a technique for that.
Finally he decided to dream a new dream, one he wished he had dreamed years before.
And he said he wished he had a million friends like me.
Tate grows closer to her, telling her that he wished he had her as a mother.
He wished he had a drink in front of him.
After I got home, he called me and said he wished he had kissed me.
He wished he had seen that before.
When Dottie turned into a bunny . But he wished he had saved his money.
He said he wished he had called me earlier.
Singer-songwriter Lou Reed cited " Idiot Wind " as a song he wished he had written.
He wished he had his heat vision.
Evan's face got still, as if he wished he had the answer to that question.
He wished he had kept his big mouth shut.
He 's nice . He said he wished he had a boy just like me.
He wished he had listened to his mother.
Like you, he said he wished he had been born earlier…,.
He wished he had more time.
He told the 911 operator that he wished he had killed more people.
He said he wished he had been there to try and stop her.
One, 3 but as she did let go, he wished he had been there to see.
He wished he had two bodies.
Now, more than ever, he wished he had Iris.
He wished he had a bigger car.
You know, Chuck's always said he wished he had more kids, you know?
He wished he had another drink.

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