lusting

Example Sentences

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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

Currently, I've got the "spice" colored pan, but I find myself lusting after the new "acid" green pan to herald in spring.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2022

France plays host to next year's Rugby World Cup, and having twice clinched the age-grade version, Les Bleus are lusting to win the real thing.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2022

On the field, the players will be as fervent as they ever were, lusting for success, trying on stardom but still young and rehearsing for adulthood.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021

The rest were no longer men in spirit, but homesick wretches, lusting for the flesh-pots of Tennessee, the ease, the indolence, the comfort of home.

From Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. by Eggleston, George Cary