thirst

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

Monroe’s personal legacy is like a charm bracelet hung with more unsubstantiated rumors than genuine facts, but one undeniable trait was her thirst to defy the world’s expectations.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

Wright's quiet authority and thirst for hard work were some of the qualities that persuaded Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder to bring the centre back to Bramall Lane in 2016.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Then thirst drove her to pull herself up and hunt for the calabashes of water she had stored.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

But it’s also important to remember how much Mr. Obama thirsts to be around celebrities like Jay Z and Beyonce and Oprah.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

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

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

From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022

“After that, I thirsted for wild adventure. Growing up on Staten Island, realizing my queerness in its sleepy working-class communities, I viewed Greenwich Village as Shangri-La.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2022

Sondland, the college-dropout son of immigrants who fled Nazi Germany, thirsted for an ambassadorship for decades.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022

Their evident intention was to fallow the land and sell its water rights to San Diego, which thirsted to use the water for its residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2021

The taste was no less foul, but water was water, and all of them thirsted.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

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

The series creators, however, argue that thirsting for revenge is pointless.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022

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