How to Use have designs on in a Sentence
have designs on
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Towns, cities and states around the country already have designs on the funds.
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New York Times,
11 Apr. 2021
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Pro says: At 4-4, this game is huge if the Blazers have designs on going to a bowl game.
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Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com,
al,
3 Nov. 2022
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The Tigers, after all, still have designs on another AAC crown with just one league loss to date.
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Eddie Timanus,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2020
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Coming out of the bye week, coach Matt Nagy and his staff have designs on starting Sam Mustipher at center.
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Dan Wiederer,
chicagotribune.com,
26 Nov. 2020
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A couple of teenage girls have designs on shaking up the veterans.
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Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com,
al,
12 June 2021
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Years later, Jakob (Cena) turns out to have designs on taking over the world in order to show up his older, estranged brother.
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Jake Coyle,
Star Tribune,
22 June 2021
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If the Wolves have designs on being a winning team, the leadership ultimately has to come from their best players in Towns, Russell and Edwards.
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Chris Hine,
Star Tribune,
17 May 2021
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It has been blasted and partially destroyed, and some very bad monsters have designs on putting it back together—and turning it into a human-killing superweapon.
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Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
6 Dec. 2021
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The Pioneers have designs on winning the sectional and beyond after last year’s regional appearance.
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Kyle Neddenriep,
The Indianapolis Star,
22 Oct. 2020
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