lust
noun
intense sexual desire or appetite.
Example Sentences
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In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
“I never wanted to her to think I lusted for the job,” Bonner said in a text message.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
“Or a collector brings in a body of work that you lusted after for many years.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
But in reality, he lusted after the most upscale version of an RV; a new Prevost Marathon would sell for around a million dollars in 2001.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2023
“Tell me true,” Ser Barristan said, “did you ever love her, even a little? Or was it just the crown you lusted for?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
