lust
noun
intense sexual desire or appetite.
lusts
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present tense formof lust (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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We only know them through the prism of men: Jane lusts after Yoga Dude, Coco rages at Roger, Sophie is bullied by her boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
She loathes the former and lusts after the latter, and her heightened emotions and cabaret dreams swell to a magnificent, hysterical crescendo unlike Broadway has ever seen.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
Here we see a novelist who embraced his passions — his lusts, his angers, his resentments, his envies and his jealousies — who, indeed, was largely driven by them.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2021
Does the woman artist feel herself to be interchangeable with the film character, with his lusts and his genius and his rage?
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
"My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
