Example Sentences

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Both have lusted for the presidency for eight years.

From Time Magazine Archive

A world's series in baseball, or an intercollegiate football season, can work off the restless energies of many thousands who in earlier days would have lusted for war.

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant

Ye have lusted like wolves for lowing cattle!

From Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders by Mundy, Talbot

Moreover it hath been said that Time will bring the hour when the wealth of Yahn shall be such as his dreams have lusted for.

From Time and the Gods by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron

I thought with joy, ‘Now I shall at least go through the form of acquiring certain objects I have lusted after for years.’

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall