itching for

Example Sentences

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The series features Davis as Renee, a volunteer at the community center who is itching for combat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

On this week’s Slate Plus exclusive, Timothée Chalamet enters the pas de deux between an Oscar-nominated actor and a public itching for a villain.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Fortunately, the network already had a talent who was itching for change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Jordan Spieth has been inspired; Justin Thomas is jealous; Bryson DeChambeau is itching for a rematch.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

Carter had been waiting for a moment like this for months, his hands itching for action in the storage room instead of sitting there week by week as Archie played his little cat-and- mouse games.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier