Desire has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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| 1. | Some Buddhists claim the origination of discontent from the desire of pleasure, the desire of transformation, and the desire of nihilation. Buddhists have credence in moderation. | |
| 2. | Man has many wishes that he does not really wish to fulfil, and it would be a misunderstanding to suppose the contrary. He wants them to remain wishes, they have value only in his imagination; their fulfilment would be a bitter disappointment to him. Such a desire is the desire for eternal life. If it were fulfilled, man would become thoroughly sick of living eternally, and yearn for death. | |
| 3. | Some desire homogeneity; I desire diversity. | |
| 4. | When I was a boy, I felt a great desire to spend my life on the sea; and as I grew up the desire grew stronger. | |
| 5. | Those who are governed by reason desire nothing for themselves which they do not also desire for the rest of humankind. | |
| 6. | The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn. | |
| 7. | We soon believe what we desire. | |
| 8. | We all desire success. | |
| 9. | My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother. | |
| 10. | Burn with desire. |