heart's desire

noun

: something someone wants very much
A good education had always been her heart's desire.

Examples of heart's desire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There's this yellow brick road and there's this wizard at the end of it that's going to give you all your hopes and your dreams and your heart's desire. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024 But if your heart's desire is maximum fidelity per unit cost, a better strategy is to carefully choose amplifier modules and other components from among the huge array of fine options that are readily available. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018

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“Heart's desire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%27s%20desire. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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