thirst after
Example Sentences
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For water, that can be a cup of water to quench the spirits’ thirst after their journey, or sometimes the deceased’s favorite drink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
Just be aware that its narrow opening is less than ideal when you’re trying to quench your thirst after cresting a tall hill.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2018
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:for they shall be filled.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2014
Sometimes the little boy would awaken just before dawn shaky and weak, complaining of hunger or thirst; after consuming something he would quickly recover.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2012
Victor slipped away hastily, not only from hunger and thirst after what he held in his hand, but because a new flood of thought broke through his old trains of ideas.
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul
