thirst for
Example Sentences
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What I see coming is a rising thirst for safety and a kicking away from the world that made Ted Turner possible.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
"Hearts must be set free from an idolatrous thirst for profit," the Pope said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It only matters to us that Les manages to return Lindy to her former status; his thirst for recognition is represented as pathetic and unseemly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Dozens of sessions were held addressing how the gas sector can help satisfy AI's insatiable thirst for electricity, or how AI-driven software can, in turn, help the sector optimize its production.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
For clearly their thirst for gold was insatiable; they starved for it; they lusted for it; they wanted to stuff themselves with it as if they were pigs.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
