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

The bugs tracked hungrily across the coated paper, creating a delirious scene of decay and dissolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

In the meantime, I'll be hungrily scanning the shelves of my local thrift stores for any loose E-Meters, gripping my iFixit screwdriver like it's a fork waiting to tear apart a steak.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

Presently all the family and their guests were eating hungrily, and Peter asked the children where they’d come from, and what their world was like.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman