thirst for knowledge
Example Sentences
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They saw first-hand what they felt were key elements - a hunger, tremendous work ethic and thirst for knowledge.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
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
She thinks about how unfair it was for a man who had such a thirst for knowledge to lose so many pieces of himself in those final years.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024
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
