only wish/want/hope
idiom
—used to stress that someone's wishing/wanting/hoping something is the simple truth
He only wished she'd told him sooner.
I only wish I knew what was going on.
He only wanted to help.
I only hope she can get over this.
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Their only hope for surviving the night is to overturn the transports and use them as shelter.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Her way of seeing the world frames Osborn’s politics, that people are exhausted, overworked and often not heard, but most of them are good and only want what’s fair.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Eric Dane is cast as Weaving’s bodyguard and only hope of escaping the contrived wedding planned by her obsessed fan.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
There are consumers who only want to avoid high-risk ingredients, and there are those who want to avoid high-, moderate- and low-risk ingredients altogether.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Her way of seeing the world frames Osborn’s politics, that people are exhausted, overworked and often not heard, but most of them are good and only want what’s fair.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Eric Dane is cast as Weaving’s bodyguard and only hope of escaping the contrived wedding planned by her obsessed fan.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
There are consumers who only want to avoid high-risk ingredients, and there are those who want to avoid high-, moderate- and low-risk ingredients altogether.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for only wish/want/hope
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“Only wish/want/hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20wish%2Fwant%2Fhope. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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