ravenous
Example Sentences
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Many were raised in “immigrant households, with a ravenous appreciation for American pop culture, sneakers, graphic T-shirts, and hip-hop.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Either way, fans are ravenous for more information.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
The film tells the story of a desperate university student applying for a shady part-time job that takes him deep into the woods where he encounters a ravenous, man-eating bear.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
I don’t know why, but I was suddenly ravenous and wolfed down a dozen saltines and two chocolate chip cookies just to chase the taste of my humiliation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
Suddenly, Ivy was ravenous for more of Robin’s story, for anything she could get.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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