hungrily
Example Sentences
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That’s where market behemoths, who have been feasting on small competitors for decades, begin to hungrily eye one another’s total addressable markets.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
But his grandmother Elvire Desir chuckled as he hungrily gulped down his meal.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
During filming, Gandolfini hungrily eyed the onion rings on the table before him — but was not allowed to eat them until multiple takes had been completed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
His excitement to see them arriving, old friends and newcomers alike, was only rivaled by the potential energy of the growing crowd patiently, hungrily waiting for a jazz concert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
He did not talk anymore at first, but swallowed the soup spoon by spoon—I can even say hungrily, because he did seem to like it.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
