lust

Example Sentences

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Her son Filip Spasovski says that despite her medical challenges she has an easygoing nature and a lust for life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Celtic have not been a good team this season, but they've shown a lust for battle, an ability to keep playing and winning even when their performances have never risen above the mundane.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Ms. Millonzi’s most prominent roles are Roderigo, whose lust for Desdemona turns him into a useful tool in Iago’s hands, and Desdemona’s devoted maid and Iago’s wife, Emilia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

And then there’s Becca’s twin sister, Terry, also played by Kruger, a shaggy-haired dog groomer with an insatiable lust for conspiracy.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

And of course it couldn't have been lust or love and it didn't feel like like, so it must have been what the kids at school called like-like.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green