lust

Example Sentences

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That so-called lust for life looks a lot like a death wish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

The irony, which Mr. Crow misses, is that Marat, with his lists of enemies and scapegoats and his lust for punishment, was the ancestor of the modern totalitarians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

The latter, afflicted by “the incurable disease of mediocrity,” has led a disappointing life yet still possesses a lust for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

‘Why don’t we lust go settle the books before you leave us. ”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson