Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Or how gardens thirstily drink up quantities of water that would quickly form puddles on a lawn?

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023

Franchises, of course, have always pandered — it’s in their D.N.A. — but rarely has one groveled quite so thirstily for fan approval.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

I wasn't thirstily trying to book dates, but I enjoyed the prospect of romance, far-fetched as a match felt on such sites.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021

We wanted a drink, but there we stood, alone in the snow, thirstily looking up and down the main drag of our neighborhood.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2015

Kino drank long and thirstily at the pool.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck