blood lust
- a variation of bloodlust.
Example Sentences
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"People are also scarred by the sense that the crisis was caused by bankers who never paid any price. So there's a blood lust that was never fulfilled," Mishel adds.
From US News ● Sep. 23, 2016
All we can do is be better ourselves, not engage in the blood lust, put ourselves in the shoes of others.
From Forbes ● May 14, 2015
They weren't screeds, or painted in black and white, or guided by the audience's blood lust; they were gray, but also gripping, kinetic, rattling experiences.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 20, 2015
But beyond the allure of mere blood lust, the game is also filled with grace and microscopic precision.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2014
Leaping to his feet he screamed out a volley of "Kreegahs," punctuated from time to time by the blood-freezing cry of an angry, challenging bull--a rage-mad bull with the blood lust strong upon him.
From Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
