lustful

Example Sentences

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Wealth has a way of sorting relationships when one friend's opulence brings out lustful envy in the others, the deadly sins most likely to drive daggers into the gut of any platonic bond.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

Leung’s character, Xu Wenwu, is a centuries-old Chinese warlord and the bearer of those legendary 10 rings, Tolkienesque armbands that have made him immortal, invincible and ever lustful for more power.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2021

Every day we’re faced with choices, often among the good thing, the right thing, the “should”—the nice—and the selfish urge, the thing our lustful, hungry, violent animal selves want to do or not do.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 29, 2019

Baritone Mark Delavan’s always musical portrayal of Rance was lustful rage and vengeance personified.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2018

And if so, does this make him angry or lustful or envious or anything at all?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood