How to Use would like in a Sentence
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There are many who would like to.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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These grown-ups would like a word.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Gil would like to avoid that as well.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
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MoviePass would like to change that.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
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Jon Lester would like a word, too.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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But Scherzinger would like to see so much more.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Hawke would like some of them changed back.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
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The 76ers would like to throw this one back.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Democrats would like to extend them.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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The truth would like to switch weekends.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Matt Walsh would like you to know you’ve been lied to.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
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And one that people would like to see solved soon.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
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Just would like one award that’s not a rubber-stamp!
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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What’s more, Aunt Agnes would like to help.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kate would like to see some form of peace, but William is firm.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
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That’s what the city would like to see for the length of State.
—Mark Dee march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Teri would like to keep her bed curtain closed, please and thank you.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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Those who would like to stay for a picnic are asked to pack a lunch.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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If your child would like to purchase the home from you, that’s great.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
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The first set is one Gauff would like to forget.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
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The Cornhuskers would like to change that.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
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What Spoelstra would like to see is more of the same.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
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The offspring would like to extend that time.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
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Viewers who would like to watch Athena's livestream can do so here.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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But there are people in baseball who would like the chance to try.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Kate Nash would like to tweak the phrase just a little bit, though.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 May 2025
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If guests would like to accept more help, staff are ready to assist.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Rangers would like Rocker to win the job.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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That means it’s forced to turn away many students who would like to enroll.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
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Amy Coney Barrett would like to have a word.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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