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unquenched

American  
[uhn-kwencht] / ʌnˈkwɛntʃt /

adjective

  1. not having been quenched; not extinguished, satisfied, or suppressed.


Example Sentences

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“Saltburn,” writer-director Emerald Fennell’s second feature, is about a lot of things: class, desire unquenched, obsession and a summer vacation at a sprawling upper-crust estate where things are certain to fall apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Here, Dorrance’s powerful attack and seemingly unquenched desire to eat up space became a group effort.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

U.S. carriers including Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are betting big on American consumers' unquenched thirst for travel across the Atlantic by adding more flights to Europe.

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2022

Brimming with unquenched optimism, "Humankind" stands with Coldplay's finest anthems — songs like "A Sky Full of Stars" and "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall."

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2021

I see in those blackened eyes the flame of unquenched ecstasy; I see on that forehead simply the stigma of art.

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk