hungered

Example Sentences

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Election administrators in many states have long hungered for better access to federal information on citizenship status.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

That added to a quasi “gold rush” among investors who understandably hungered for a piece of the action.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Only those who hungered for true love, like Seong-hun, had made the cut.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

For years, while Vietnam was under a U.S. embargo, people hungered in the way that many Afghans now hunger.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

These blowzy women with their little hats and their clippings hungered for attention.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck