blood lust
- a variation of bloodlust.
Example Sentences
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The truth is, all seven of these artists do win “The Exhibit” — final outcome aside — just by sticking around, and rejecting the synthetic blood lust of most reality TV.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
"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
Even a community’s blood lust cannot stand before its gold lust.
From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by London, Jack
