would like
idiom
—used to say that someone wants to do or have something
We would like to help in any way we can.
She would like a haircut.
Examples of would like in a Sentence
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Pebley said the team loves and appreciates the efforts of El Camino, but acknowledged that the franchise would like to keep up with their competitors.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The aging heating, ventilation and cooling system is another area officials would like to address.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024
Garrard would like to retire in five years from the company that’s been his employer for two decades.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
On the bases, his speed hasn’t translated to as many steals as the Giants would like (caught three times on five attempts) but still provides the threat to run unlike anyone besides Thairo Estrada.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
In terms of her personal life, Campbell says fans would like to think Julia would have ended up with Michael Goorjian's Justin Thompson.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
Next, the researchers would like to map the hippocampus of a mouse.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
His fiancée is also Catholic, has never been married and would like to have a Catholic wedding.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Winner of the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 U.S. Open, Morikawa would like a strong performance this week, to carry him into next week’s PGA Championship.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The aging heating, ventilation and cooling system is another area officials would like to address.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024
Garrard would like to retire in five years from the company that’s been his employer for two decades.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
On the bases, his speed hasn’t translated to as many steals as the Giants would like (caught three times on five attempts) but still provides the threat to run unlike anyone besides Thairo Estrada.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
In terms of her personal life, Campbell says fans would like to think Julia would have ended up with Michael Goorjian's Justin Thompson.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
Next, the researchers would like to map the hippocampus of a mouse.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
His fiancée is also Catholic, has never been married and would like to have a Catholic wedding.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Winner of the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 U.S. Open, Morikawa would like a strong performance this week, to carry him into next week’s PGA Championship.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
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“Would like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20like. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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