in want of in a sentence

Examples

1. And a single woman, by definition, must be in want of a husband, preferably one in possession of a good fortune.
2. Later, Hickey described " Pourvoyeuse " as " Almost tumbling to pieces, and in want of every kind of stores ."
3. Though very strict in religious observances he was fond of luxury, and of extravagant habits, and continually in want of money.
4. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a reader in possession of time's fortune, must be in want of a novel.
5. It is a truth universally acknowledged that any person in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
6. A report published in 1889 indicated that over 50, 000 pupils in London alone were attending school " in want of food ".
7. After all, it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single person in possession of intelligence, must be in want of a book!
8. Haitians are easy to identify on these islands, which never have been rich but where no one seems in want of a meal.
9. It had a slate roof and seats and was maintained by voluntary contribution, although by the 1830s it was in want of repair.
10. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.