thirst for knowledge
Example Sentences
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In its meta construction, “Invention” artfully deconstructs our thirst for knowledge and how easily we’re swayed, even when we believe we’re the smartest one in the room.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025
And certainly “Arcadia,” Mr. Stoppard’s time-traveling story that embraces the history of English gardens, advanced mathematics, Lord Byron and the unquenchable thirst for knowledge, ranks high among the great plays of the past several decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Her students say she has “a passion and zeal that is contagious” and that “more than just teaching, she fosters a thirst for knowledge and success in her students.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023
“Mind the gap” means that your curiosity seeks to fill the gap between what you know and don’t know, it’s a thirst for knowledge.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022
My father was not scientific, and I was left to struggle with a child’s blindness, added to a student’s thirst for knowledge.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
