blood lust
- a variation of bloodlust.
Example Sentences
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This six-episode Irish series feels like a cross between “Dexter” and “Wonder Falls,” with blood lust and sweaters present in equal measure.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
And in the three episodes provided for review, “Dietland” encompasses a great many emotions, blood lust being the least of them.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2018
"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
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
