thirst

Quench your summertime thirst with the best spots for shaved ice in L.A., from raspados to kakigori.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Yet scientists are discovering that this everyday drink may be doing far more in the body than quenching thirst.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

The thirst Gibbon described is timeless and unquenchable; his monumental history of the Roman Empire could hardly exist without it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It also said that “mild to moderate dehydration can build gradually across the day for most people, often without realizing it, and thirst is not always a reliable signal.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

They set the arch-sinner in a pool in Hades, but whenever in his tormenting thirst he stooped to drink he could not reach the water.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He thirsts for the kind of ultimate supremacy and luxury enjoyed by monarchical figures of the past, who built the likes of Egyptian temples and Versailles, leaving lasting marks on their national landscapes.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

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

England’s expanding colonies always thirsted for more Indian lands, but the French claimed vast territories without fully occupying them.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

“How is he?” she asked, forgetting we thirsted for news.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

I saw thousands of Saudi men and women, young and old, thirsting for the sort of recreation that until very recently they had to travel abroad to enjoy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

"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

The pattern could leave millions of Italians surrounded by water now, but, in the summer, thirsting for a drop.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2023

After all the uncertainty of the pandemic, people are thirsting to hear a cause, a vision, a plan for moving on.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

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