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Example sentences for: would-be

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Indeed, given the ubiquitous social messages of what now constitutes enlightened masculinity (a nurturing, sensitive, cholesterol-free character, etc.), it would be interesting to know why Joe Camel is not perceived by youth as a criminal rather than, as the Federal Trade Commission's would-be censors insist is the case, as a model.
When the long reach of justice becomes truly global, we may make some progress in reminding would-be Pinochets that when it comes to torture, murder and 'disappearances,' no-one is above or safe from international law, anywhere."
The would-be first lady first vouches for her husband's integrity--and by implication, points to the contrast with Bill Clinton.
The narrator is an unhappy ad copy writer whose callow husband has fallen for a would-be Miss America contestant.
But, says the LAT , Viagra is legal in San Marino--however, the place has been overrun by would-be Italian stallions, so good luck finding any.