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

Tom was of course not a nincompoop, but a serious, thoughtful person who hungered to add substance to sketch comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

This was a powerful tonic for the mass of Chinese peasants, who hungered for land reform.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Within a month, we were receiving The Economist and reading the news we hungered for.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela