Example Sentences

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But there is no doubt he is thirsting to be the main man in the heavyweight division again.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019

And with America mired in the Great Depression, the public is thirsting for something far stronger than ice tea.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2014

This awful new bunch of vampires is thirsting to destroy Bella.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2010

The movie Ishtar features arid Moroccan dunes, so it may seem appropriate that its studio, Columbia Pictures, is thirsting for box-office receipts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beware, beware, lest any of you seek vengeance, even against one who is thirsting for your blood.

From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá