Example Sentences

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Prince George’s has hungered for a high-end entertainment venue, but also a bigger role in the collective consciousness of Washington.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2016

How my heart has hungered and starved for the love my baby awoke in it!

From Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Glenwood, Ida

He has hungered to meet her, yet months intervene without that bitter joy.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John

She loves him; she has hungered and thirsted for the sound of his voice, the sight of his face, the clasp of his hand, all these weary, lonely months.

From A Terrible Secret by Fleming, May Agnes

My whole soul has hungered and thirsted for her.

From Wife in Name Only by Brame, Charlotte M.