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
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
I respect her innovation, drive, thirst for knowledge and insistent standards.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 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
