Example Sentences

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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

Accountability has always been something I’ve lusted after.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

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

The casino industry has long lusted after New York City, with its estimated 8.5 million residents and global appeal as a tourist destination.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022

The pad on the inside of his palm lusted for the gripe of the hilt His whole arm remembered the balance of Joyeux and wanted to wag him in the air.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White