Recent Examples on the WebDriving into a tunnel, both of them hold their breath and make a wish.—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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