What we chiefly desiderate at this time is a more careful revision of the text of the Fathers, and more skilfully elaborated indices of the works of each: not one of them having been hitherto satisfactorily indexed.
And tenderness, too--but does that appear a mawkish thing to desiderate in life?
And over London the desiderate city the sky is so deep a blue that by this alone the traveller may know where he has come, and may end his fortunate journey.
We desiderate such periods of relaxation and repose in Macaulay.
Haller has at length explained what he would desiderate in our confession.
Our choice is accordingly restricted to those in whom you may have to desiderate something as wanting; only let it not be piety and a moderate acquaintance with the language,--qualifications that are to be regarded as the chief.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "desiderate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: choose; covet; crave; desire; fancy; favor; like; love; prefer; want; way
