Wishful Sentence Examples

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  • It was all wishful thinking.

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  • I wasn't sure, thought it might be wishful thinking on my part.

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  • Was it wishful thinking that made her so certain that he wasn't?

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  • Wishful thinking, I guess.

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  • It's just that... maybe it was wishful thinking, but I thought you two were getting along.

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  • Instinct deemed it honor, but was that only wishful thinking?

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  • Was it wishful thinking, or did she see the same love in his eyes?

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  • Was it wishful thinking, or was there a mutual attraction between them?

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  • It was probably wishful thinking - nothing more.

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  • Quick Intimacy - Wishful thinking and a strong desire to find your love can lead you down a path of disaster.

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  • Examine the details and the evidence to date, and decide for yourself whether Nessie is real or the product of fevered imaginations and wishful thinking.

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  • That's not a memory; it's more wishful thinking!

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  • There is humor mixed with the wishful thinking in his imagined peasant uprising.

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  • Our hope concerning the return of our Lord Jesus Christ is not wishful thinking.

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  • It currently seems to owe more to wishful thinking than reality.

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  • Talk about wishful hobbies, old family traditions, fun things to do in area, special places of interest such as a museum or cultural arts center, or situations such as home renovations, carpooling, and family functions.

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  • Is he emotionally cheating or is it in my head and wishful thinking??

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  • I suppose it's wishful thinking.

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  • Had it been imagination - wishful thinking?

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  • Whether they're just wishful thinking only time will tell!

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  • This was probably wishful thinking on the part of the urban progressive elite.

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  • Without a sense of profound personal responsibility, ethical systems are simply wishful thinking.

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  • Men will identify with him, while most of the women I know will engage in some very wishful thinking.

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  • In short, believing that this approach will make things simpler is pure wishful thinking.

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  • What we must not do in the face of a mortal threat is to give in to wishful thinking or willful blindness.

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  • J. Davies, Esq. and others are wishful to establish a B.S. &c.

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  • In the Bible, to have hope does n't mean to be a wishful thinker about the future.

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  • The wishful belief of most pot smokers that it actually does them any good needs to be challenged.

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  • This is a wishful statement because the one thing they want changed is for all criticism of their behavoir to go away.

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  • During my four weeks stay in Minnesota I discovered that the MEMO 99 theme was not just a wishful thought.

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  • Despite the wishful fantasies of many, simply being in the water beside a dolphin does not guarantee a mind-blowing experience.

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  • Hopefully the demo was just too short to show off what the game really has to offer, but something tells me that's just wishful thinking.

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  • Whether they feel a real affinity with heavenly bodies, or it's just wishful thinking on their part, a lot of tat enthusiasts have a feathery wing inked on each blade.

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  • Some have merit, but many may be more wishful thinking than fact.

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  • But in the field, nothing much happened beyond wishful thinking, contaminant dilution and perhaps inadvertent nutrient addition.

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  • Again, for him not a problem but for you doom mongers just wishful thinking, and hence the down beat comments.

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  • Whether they 're just wishful thinking only time will tell !

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  • Spoilers cater to fans by teasing what will happen, sneak peaking it, scooping it and sometimes, just plain making it up based on wishful thinking.

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  • Separating gossip from spoilers is difficult, but so is separating gossip from wishful thinking.

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  • This means that some spoilers are filtered through the lens of wishful thinking.

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  • Only the tiniest shred of doubt remained in her mind, and that was probably born of wishful thinking, not logic.

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