thirsty

Example Sentences

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Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

"I have been moving by foot... my head is severely in pain... we are thirsty."

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

When Slovakia was part of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the cars it made were, by Western standards, shoddy, noisy, thirsty and slow.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

And Shepherd, via some brilliant writing by Aaron Sorkin, tells Rothschild that people don’t drink the sand because they’re thirsty.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

She always urged them to eat apples or bananas if they were hungry, and when they were thirsty, she suggested water or orange juice.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret