had been hungering
- past perfect progressive of hunger.
Example Sentences
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Her own audience, primed to look for conspiracy theories in the wake of a high-profile murder, had been hungering for Owens to challenge the widely accepted version of events.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
Federal marshals had been hungering for years to get involved—a new generation of proactive deputy marshals who combined street savvy with sophisticated electronic surveillance to track fugitives.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2013
How grand all this seemed to the poor man who had been hungering all his life for refined and intellectual companionship!
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah K.
At last she saw the look of surprise and joy and relief that she had been hungering for; he knew her and he was beginning to understand.
From Jane Cable by McCutcheon, George Barr
She nestled her head on my bosom as she told me what my heart had been hungering to know, and for the time we forgot our surroundings—forgot everything save our own happiness.
From The Birthright by Hocking, Joseph
