intense desire
Example Sentences
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Jaissle's first career was ended by a serious knee injury at the age of just 25, but his intense desire to succeed has been a constant as former Hoffenheim team-mate Chinedu Obasi explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wittgenstein’s desire to say the last word in philosophy seems in part driven by an intense desire to still his restless mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Hubbard attributed the disease to “an intense desire to ‘git thar’ and an awful feeling that you cannot.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
There is strength in it, and cleverness and nearly unbearable honesty, yet the enduring aftertaste of such gristly tidbits produces little more than an intense desire to give Ball a big hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Bobby was conflicted about his intense desire for privacy, and his need—from his earliest days of childhood—for attention.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
