How to Use only wish/want/hope in a Sentence

only wish/want/hope

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• So as the only hope, Alice shifted to … the queen of hearts!
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• But now the Memphis transfer can only hope to make the most of it.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Now, the team can only hope the forecast for the rest of their season can clear up.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• The only hope is to have a home with a few animals in some place not worth a bomb.
  — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
• The people who run Fox News — and its rivals — can only hope.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Aug. 2023
• Our only hope against this evil is the activist outrage of these parents groups and, of course, the grace of almighty God.
  — For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2024
• So the only hope Keffe would have of ever seeing the light of day again is to take a deal with a lesser charge.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• The only hope the Vikings have this week starts and stops with Jefferson leading the charge on offense.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
• The men could only hope to emulate the drama of the perfect women’s matchup.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
• The only hope is young Alam, Mallikajaan’s youngest daughter.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
• The Wildcats can only hope that history repeats itself, that the fourth time proves to be the charm, once again.
  — Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
• The sensation of knowing another swarm of drones is on its way, the only hope that each one can be shot from the sky.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 July 2023
• Some people have already buried their children, and their only wish is to stay close so they can be buried next to them.
  — Lynsey Addario Megan Specia, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• Its only hope lies in besting reigning champs Maserati in the Mille Miglia, a 1,000-mile race across Italy known for claiming the lives of many a driver.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
• These migrants’ only hope for a second chance is a faulty smartphone app.
  — Lillian Perlmutter, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
• The Yankees can only hope that strikeout rate increases as Rodon builds up strength.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
• Her only hope is that after all these years, audiences are ready to receive it.
  — Marley Marius, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2023
• In chess, which for decades now has been dominated by A.I., a player’s only hope is pairing up with a bot.
  — James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• In other cases, researchers might only want to show what is known and nothing else, which can present its own kind of challenge.
  — Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2023
• And the only hope for planet earth is that the planet will retaliate against humans and kill us off with a virus and save Planet Earth.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• Still, this is a great option for dog owners who not only want to cut down on costs but also aren't into shock training.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
• An opponent’s only hope, in the mind of Brookfield coaches, was Thomas’ mercy.
  — cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
• Ticket sales, and a belief that donors will only want to fund new acquisitions with their names on the wall label and new galleries with their names on the walls.
  — Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
• As if the movies’ only hope is to latch onto old playthings and their attendant comfy feelings?
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 July 2023
• Ross can only hope that unselfishness will spread throughout the program over the next 16 weeks and be the final missing piece for Lovejoy to emerge as the state’s next great 5A program.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• There is also an app, Swift Alert, that notifies fans who only want to watch certain eras like the acoustic, surprise set.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
• Image What Trump had to offer in this context, and really his only hope, was not moving on.
  — Charles Homans Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
• But what really sent it to the moon was it premiered in Friday Night Lights, and put on a global scale that any musician or artist can only wish for.
  — Patrick Lyons, Spin, 15 Sep. 2023
• Cal's only hope for the Big 12 would be if the conference decided to add all four Pac-12 leftovers, but including Cal just doesn't make much sense.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
• If your competitive kids not only want to race to see who gets down the slide fastest but also who gets up to the top first, this 4-foot wall is extra wide for multiple climbers.
  — Angel Madison, Women's Health, 30 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024