wanted
/ (ˈwɒntɪd) /
being searched for by the police in connection with a crime that has been committed
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How to use wanted in a sentence
On top of wanted posters, they usually have a serial number for the inmate or criminal.
Four police officers shot Amadou Diallo 19 times. A new photography project names them. | Geoff Edgers | December 3, 2020 | Washington Post“Jeffrey wanted me to tell you that you looked so pretty,” the female voice said into my disbelieving ear.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 | Vicky Ward | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI really wanted Trenchmouth to succeed and at the time wished we were as big as Green Day.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLucas answered immediately when asked why he wanted to join the NYPD.
I always wanted my life to be that way, and it became that way.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
I always wanted to have a career like his—except for the stopping work thing.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenNow, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylHe wanted to tell her that if she called her father, it would mean the end of everything for them, but he withheld this.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxOne would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinStill, gambling seemed to be made particularly fascinating here, and he wanted to be fascinated, wanted it badly.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. Williamson
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