lust
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The court heard how Noah had "a lust for life and learning" and "a thirst for knowledge".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
One woman, Amanda, unexpectedly bowls him over, and as lust is replaced by love the pair become engaged—much to the horror of her wealthy English parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Citizen Kane” posited that all media moguls are driven by a lust for power that stems from an irreparable brokenness.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Ms. Millonzi’s most prominent roles are Roderigo, whose lust for Desdemona turns him into a useful tool in Iago’s hands, and Desdemona’s devoted maid and Iago’s wife, Emilia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
For once more lust of battle was on him; and he was still unscathed, and he was young, and he was king: the lord of a fell people.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
In “The Laughter,” an aging, white English professor lusts after his younger, Pakistani colleague.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
The wine industry lusts after millennials, as baby boomers, its core customer base, age into retirement.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2022
"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
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
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
And the advantage won’t just go to Bellevue but to every city that has lusted for Seattle’s treasures.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
For clearly their thirst for gold was insatiable; they starved for it; they lusted for it; they wanted to stuff themselves with it as if they were pigs.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
It’s that for various reasons, a lot of Americans are lusting after proof that America is good.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Maybe if people understand how thoroughly an early history of trauma can rewire a brain, they’ll stop lusting for harsh punishments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
From Elon Musk to Richard Branson, the wealthiest man on Earth follows a long line of exorbitantly wealthy men lusting for space travel.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2021
I will never stop lusting for a good bite.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
Yon strives their Leader, lusting to be seen.
From The Unknown Eros by Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore
