intense desire
Example Sentences
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Jaissle's first career was ended by a serious knee injury at the age of just 25, but his intense desire to succeed has been a constant as former Hoffenheim team-mate Chinedu Obasi explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wittgenstein’s desire to say the last word in philosophy seems in part driven by an intense desire to still his restless mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
A food craving is an intense desire or urge to eat something, often focused on a particular food.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
There is strength in it, and cleverness and nearly unbearable honesty, yet the enduring aftertaste of such gristly tidbits produces little more than an intense desire to give Ball a big hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
For a second I experienced the intense desire to spit.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
