thirst

"When I met him, I could see a real author's style in him and I've always sensed in him an obsession with becoming a writer and a thirst for reading," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I mean, I’ve been doing this thirst thing for six years, but it is tied to action, otherwise, what’s the point? Engagement is cute, but it doesn’t move people.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The court heard how Noah had "a lust for life and learning" and "a thirst for knowledge".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

One caveat: Some researchers warn thirst can be delayed or reduced with age or certain medications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Endless thirst, lots of pee, sweet breath. Fig has diabetes.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

And one which has a big job ahead: Taking the food orders and quenching the thirsts of millions of visitors who will flock to the Paris Olympics this July.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024

The classic Shirley Temple is always a hit, while a refreshing apple elderflower cooler is a great way to quench people’s thirsts.

From BBC ● May 2, 2023

The half-inch-long insects are destructive agricultural pests because of their unquenchable thirsts and splashy bathroom habits: when nature calls, these bugs launch droplets of their watery pee and create puddles of disease-causing waste.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2023

“It is a big, bold change, the kind of change America thirsts for.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2021

They all rested like that, absolutely quiet, drinking more slowly now that their thirsts had been quenched, eyes vaguely fixed on shadow-casting objects downhill.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Looks and physical attractiveness have influenced American politics since the widespread adoption of television, and Ossoff isn’t the first or the only political candidate the internet has thirsted over.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Though both won races across all of alpine’s disciplines, Vonn thirsted for the speed of downhill and its little sister super-G, in which she posted 71 of her 82 World Cup wins.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2023

And yet we found shelter within it, we pondered our lives and the lives of others, thirsted, slept.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022

While the Islamic State sought hegemony among jihadist groups and thirsted for territorial expansion, Al Qaeda’s affiliates showed increasing readiness to cooperate with other groups and little appetite for occupation.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022

But what I had always thirsted for were the details: the way her hair glinted in the sunlight, her favorite ice cream flavor, the songs she liked to hum, did she bite her nails?

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Venture Global, which went public last year and is valued at roughly $39 billion, has positioned its Gulf Coast terminals as the answer to Asian and European buyers thirsting for new volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

"That two undocumented migrants were the only ones who physically risked themselves to help the victim of a pack thirsting for horror leaves much food for thought and a series of lessons," Mayor Rey said.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

“He’s a guy that’s been thirsting for knowledge. You love that. Any time you have guys like that, you want him to have success.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024

And sometimes the changes come like a whirlwind, dividing parishes between those thirsting for a more reverent Catholicism and those who feel their spiritual home has been taken from them.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

We slipped in and out of wakefulness, wincing at the soreness in our muscles, and thirsting for more of that tart lemonade.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall