Examples of make a wish in a Sentence
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Driving into a tunnel, both of them hold their breath and make a wish.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2024
Visited Reese for her make a wish, family time and birthdays ❤️ happy holidays!!
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
The Etruscans would then carry the furcula around and stroke it—similar to how Aladdin rubs his lamp to make a wish with the genie in the Disney movie—believing this habit would provide good fortune or help make wishes come true.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
As the candles are blown out, make a wish that someone bakes one of these easy cakes when your birthday comes around.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
Visitors often leave a token on her grave to make a wish.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
Defectors who’ve attended their concerts, where audiences are asked to close their eyes and make a wish, have written prayers for reunification.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
Nisi De Swaan stopped halfway through her run Tuesday afternoon to make a wish.
—Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021
Your one last chance to make a wish upon a shooting star in 2022 is approaching!
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2024
Visited Reese for her make a wish, family time and birthdays ❤️ happy holidays!!
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
The Etruscans would then carry the furcula around and stroke it—similar to how Aladdin rubs his lamp to make a wish with the genie in the Disney movie—believing this habit would provide good fortune or help make wishes come true.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
As the candles are blown out, make a wish that someone bakes one of these easy cakes when your birthday comes around.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
Visitors often leave a token on her grave to make a wish.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
Defectors who’ve attended their concerts, where audiences are asked to close their eyes and make a wish, have written prayers for reunification.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
Nisi De Swaan stopped halfway through her run Tuesday afternoon to make a wish.
—Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021
Your one last chance to make a wish upon a shooting star in 2022 is approaching!
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Make a wish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20wish. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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