Definitions

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  • adjective greatly desired

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Examples

  • They go on to propose that a song is a ship, which is to say that it enables your heart to set sail across the ecstatic ocean of emotions with its longed-for horizon, ever so close but so far away.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • Say the word out loud and feel that it will take you to the heart of your longed-for home.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.

    Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011

  • Out Fri 30Two of Allen's finest moments, which make it clear why his longed-for "return to form" is so hard to achieve.

    This week's new film, DVD & Blu-ray 2011

  • Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.

    Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011

  • Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.

    Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011

  • Мне it would be longed-for to be aware delivery continuation shortly

    Foodie New Year’s Resolutions 2009 | Baking Bites 2009

  • I stripped and threw my stinky clothes, every stitch, into the washer and started a cycle, then took that longed-for shower.

    p_n_elrod: Da Winnah and new stuff p_n_elrod 2010

  • And now comes Woodward, who said yesterday the longed-for swap is "on the table" and could happen "if the president's a little weak going into 2012 ...."

    Take Biden-Clinton Veep swap off the table -- for now Jonathan Capehart 2010

  • Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.

    Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011

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