lust
Example Sentences
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The irony, which Mr. Crow misses, is that Marat, with his lists of enemies and scapegoats and his lust for punishment, was the ancestor of the modern totalitarians.
Macclesfield described McLeod as having a "lust for life" and an "unwavering work ethic", which was an inspiration to those around him.
From BBC
“The real evils in war,” St. Augustine once wrote, are “love of violence, revengeful cruelty, fierce and implacable enmity, wild resistance, and the lust of power.”
The latter, afflicted by “the incurable disease of mediocrity,” has led a disappointing life yet still possesses a lust for it.
From Los Angeles Times
A taste for romance and lust for life and all of its many mysteries remain at the forefront of Anderson’s work, no matter its setting.
From Salon
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