thirst

Example Sentences

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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

And although this appears to be a good problem to have, the winger's thirst for self-improvement was clear.

From BBC • May 16, 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

It only matters to us that Les manages to return Lindy to her former status; his thirst for recognition is represented as pathetic and unseemly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Then, driven more by thirst than by any desire to return home, she gathered a bundle of wood—to mollify Aunt Chipo—and trudged back to the stream.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer