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
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
I anticipate it so hungrily, so ardently, that I have to put it out of my head as May approaches.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023
My mother carried the brown package to a clearing where several men, women and children sat underneath a blazing sun; some rested, tired from digging; others munched hungrily at dug-up sandwiches and other viands.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
