would like

idiom

—used to say that someone wants to do or have something

We would like to help in any way we can.

She would like a haircut.

Examples of would like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Julia Louis-Dreyfus would like to talk about death. —

Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024 The authors would like to thank Guillaume Sajust de Bergues for his contribution to this piece. —

Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024 If your nonprofit would like to submit an event listing or photos of events that have happened recently, please email linda.mcintosh@sduniontribune.com. —

Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024 There is, no doubt, a long thought process there — thin walls, noise, light sleepers, a medical condition Miss Manners has not yet heard of, about which someone would like to enlighten her. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for would like

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