thirst
Example Sentences
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However, he has no thirst for a statue to be placed outside the ground.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The men warded off thirst by sucking on buttons and kept warm by dipping their clothes into the bath-like sea.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“Meghan’s serving your insatiable thirst for dance-ready bops with the upbeat banger that is ‘Foolish,’” the release stated, cramming two bits of gay slang into one sentence.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
A meal was out of the question: the water was gone, and their mouths and tongues were so swollen with thirst that they could hardly swallow.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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