thirst

Large crowds are also due at other stages in the Pope's itinerary, reflecting an enthusiasm that the Church attributes to growing spiritual thirst among the French and other Europeans.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“What I would want to caution people against is thinking that the thirst or the engagement is the end — that’s been my reservation with it,” she said.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Data centers are running into a wall of public anger in the United States over their thirst for water and power.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

For the other brood, a thirst for retribution is mixed with the hopes for a windfall, 16 years after their loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

I had the hunger and thirst of a famine all to myself, smoke in my burning eyes, and no strength left.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

He thirsts for the kind of ultimate supremacy and luxury enjoyed by monarchical figures of the past, who built the likes of Egyptian temples and Versailles, leaving lasting marks on their national landscapes.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

And one which has a big job ahead: Taking the food orders and quenching the thirsts of millions of visitors who will flock to the Paris Olympics this July.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024

The classic Shirley Temple is always a hit, while a refreshing apple elderflower cooler is a great way to quench people’s thirsts.

From BBC ● May 2, 2023

The half-inch-long insects are destructive agricultural pests because of their unquenchable thirsts and splashy bathroom habits: when nature calls, these bugs launch droplets of their watery pee and create puddles of disease-causing waste.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2023

They all rested like that, absolutely quiet, drinking more slowly now that their thirsts had been quenched, eyes vaguely fixed on shadow-casting objects downhill.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Though both won races across all of alpine’s disciplines, Vonn thirsted for the speed of downhill and its little sister super-G, in which she posted 71 of her 82 World Cup wins.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2023

And yet we found shelter within it, we pondered our lives and the lives of others, thirsted, slept.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022

Their evident intention was to fallow the land and sell its water rights to San Diego, which thirsted to use the water for its residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2021

Chinese officials have openly thirsted for him to be punished.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2020

I thirsted, like the wilted flowers in my basket.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Venture Global, which went public last year and is valued at roughly $39 billion, has positioned its Gulf Coast terminals as the answer to Asian and European buyers thirsting for new volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

"That two undocumented migrants were the only ones who physically risked themselves to help the victim of a pack thirsting for horror leaves much food for thought and a series of lessons," Mayor Rey said.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

After all the uncertainty of the pandemic, people are thirsting to hear a cause, a vision, a plan for moving on.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

The series creators, however, argue that thirsting for revenge is pointless.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022

We slipped in and out of wakefulness, wincing at the soreness in our muscles, and thirsting for more of that tart lemonade.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall