How to Use have designs on in a Sentence
have designs on
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Towns, cities and states around the country already have designs on the funds.
—New York Times, 11 Apr. 2021
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Pro says: At 4-4, this game is huge if the Blazers have designs on going to a bowl game.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2022
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The Tigers, after all, still have designs on another AAC crown with just one league loss to date.
—Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2020
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Coming out of the bye week, coach Matt Nagy and his staff have designs on starting Sam Mustipher at center.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2020
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A couple of teenage girls have designs on shaking up the veterans.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 June 2021
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Years later, Jakob (Cena) turns out to have designs on taking over the world in order to show up his older, estranged brother.
—Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
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If the Wolves have designs on being a winning team, the leadership ultimately has to come from their best players in Towns, Russell and Edwards.
—Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 17 May 2021
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It has been blasted and partially destroyed, and some very bad monsters have designs on putting it back together—and turning it into a human-killing superweapon.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2021
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The Pioneers have designs on winning the sectional and beyond after last year’s regional appearance.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2020
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