Examples of 'wished they could' in a sentence

Meaning of "wished they could"

wished they could: A phrase expressing a desire for someone to have the ability or opportunity to do something, even though it may not be possible or realistic

How to use "wished they could" in a sentence

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wished they could
People wondered and wished they could do it.
He wished they could see him now.
And all my friends wished they could skip.
They wished they could trade places.
Eventually we began asking what they wished they could do.
I wished they could have held more concerts.
Or dearly wished they could.
Wished they could have played more songs.
Millions of people have wished they could have been there.
She wished they could be with her today.
Thank you all who were there and all who wished they could have been.
You know who wished they could get back to work.
However, most resigned individuals wished they could work.
I bet you they wished they could have that one back.
Usually, they felt themselves flushing and wished they could disappear.

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I bet you they wished they could have that one beck.
For centuries, people have looked up at birds and wished they could fly.
He wished they could just keep going to the end of the earth.
Soldiers described that battle as one where they wished they could crawl inside their helmets.
I also wished they could have had somebody to help me with my luggage though.
The Hansens said they wished they could have done more.
I wished they could have made it a deeper love story, because we really loved each other.
Tom and Mary said they wished they could do that as well as John.
I wished they could be printed bigger though, as they are 4 to a page.
She missed Kathleen, wished they could have stayed close.
They wished they could make more, but they could not because it would hurt quality.
Martha saw Jimmy as just an acquaintance, while he wished they could be lovers.
They even wished they could go back to their slavery in Egypt.
Come sit . You know mother, father and Viola all wished they could be here.
Some even wished they could fly and reach Makkah.
These days, most Western officials and foreign policy observers wished they could become [… ].
I know the NYPD wished they could have kept this locked up in their archive somewhere.
How many mothers have wished they could undo their abortions, there are many.
How many wished they could have lived there forever?
Ah, how she wished they could be friends.
How they wished they could speak openly about their joy, but they were afraid.
You know who wished they could get back to work is Ed Truck.
Do you think they wished they could have changed what they had done?
Oh!, how they wished they could have made it a tribal conflict of the working class!
I do . - You know who wished they could get back to work is Ed Truck.
If students wished they could also learn Greek, Hebrew, Italian and Spanish.

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