How to Use thirst in a Sentence

thirst

1 of 2 noun
  • The Son of Man is needy in the persons of those who hunger and thirst.
    Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Anyone who does not die in the raids will die of hunger and thirst.
    Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Sarah casts a love spell that makes Chris thirst for her.
    Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • His father’s fate hasn’t quenched his thirst for the ocean.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Sure, a glass of cool water can go a long way to quench a dry thirst.
    Rebecca Rakowitz, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
  • When a young man tries to quench its thirst, the water dribbles out of a hole in its neck.
    Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Not from some lump or from the impact of a plane crash but simply from hunger and thirst.
    Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Riyadh has been caught off guard by the thirst for revenge from US politicians.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Being a lover of the performing arts is about the thirst for the new play and concerto.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • For Levy, the world remains boundless, and her thirst for faith—as well as for life—is still strong.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Wright is in the unique position of having the world at her feet, and plenty of thirst in her DMs.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Though, Google’s thirst for sales aside, each of these Pixel phones has a lot to offer for the money.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Feb. 2023
  • This stainless-steel 27-ounce bottle allows dogs to quench their thirst on the go.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The thirst for a good deal and profits has brought controversy.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The Colorado River can no longer withstand the unbridled thirst of the arid West.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The key to perfecting a viral thirst trap like Stewart's?
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Cheers to satisfying your sweet tooth and thirst in one fell swoop.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Maybe fog will never be enough to quench the thirst of city dwellers and all their drinking, flushing and washing.
    John Branch, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Will this mean fewer first-year shows landing speedy spinoffs and an end to franchise thirst?
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Add the fruit along with a splash of coconut water and some lime juice to a blender with ice and then let this thirst-quenching drink take it from there.
    Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Funny Girl debut, and thirst over a naked Martha Stewart.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In that novel, the thirst for vengeance is sincere, if misguided.
    Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2022
  • This thirst for more led me to social media to partake in the discourse surrounding the show.
    Kailynn Johnson, refinery29.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Royalle’s thirst for self-knowledge couldn’t be quenched.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, the app has created a new thirst for short-form video content.
    Zarnaz Arlia, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The notion of air delivery as a defect seemed to give way to a thirst for expansion.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
  • This year's hot portable product, the Stanley cup, isn't just good at quenching your thirst on the go.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Making sure that your guest doesn’t have to get up in the middle of the night to quench their thirst is a small luxury this stylish glass carafe offers.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The thirst for an outsider combined with the lure of a dynast proved overpowering.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In fact, this isn't the first time Kelly and Mark have shown off their own thirst traps to social media followers.
    Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2022
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thirst

2 of 2 verb
  • Here, in the Cuban jungle, alive and thirsting for blood.
    Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
  • The Red Sox had already tallied a run off Baez and were thirsting for more with Betts at the plate.
    Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
  • But there is more than one way to thirst for recognition.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 May 2020
  • And yes, there are people in the world who only thirst for clean water, frozen or not.
    Leslie Anne Tarabella, al.com, 18 June 2019
  • Many thirsted for and thrived in the company of others.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2020
  • But researchers thirst for the next big thing—the discovery that would take progress on battery tech from a crawl to a sprint.
    Tom Parrett, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2014
  • Welcome to the future indeed, where nudes abound and thirst trapping for a good cause is no longer a taboo way of life.
    Jason Parham, Wired, 22 Apr. 2020
  • In 1989, as the boys faced charges in the attack, an outraged city thirsted for their punishment.
    Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
  • Bella Hadid however, is all oiled up and thirst trapping with the best of them.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 30 Dec. 2019
  • And for those thirsting for a beer at the ballpark, Marlins Park will satisfy.
    George Richards, miamiherald, 9 July 2017
  • Cuban is an advocate for those fans thirsting for more New Japan.
    Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Can one heavyweight rule the roost and give boxing the champion — and division — the sport has been thirsting for all these years?
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 21 Feb. 2020
  • That evening, Cyrus and her man wore black Saint Laurent outfits while thirsting over each other on the red carpet.
    Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 June 2019
  • While, Bravohlics may be thirsting for blood, Madix is riding a wave of good will and good fortune, which includes a role in a new Lifetime movie.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • A year after the show's release, and the hype around Connell's chain has died down, leaving me on the lookout for another fashion chain to thirst over.
    Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • The Atlanta artist likens himself to the infamous vampire, but with platinum teeth and thirsting for bags of money.
    Cydney Lee, Billboard, 31 May 2023
  • But even though the fans started de-thirsting early, and leaned on the cerveza fria to combat the sun that was already blazing when the match started at 8 a.m., the crowd was super mellow.
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 23 June 2018
  • Two young white men will play the role of Milo Yiannopoulos-esque troll-provocateurs thirsting for fame.
    Anne Branigin, The Root, 25 Sep. 2017
  • The film’s core audience of middle-aged parents thirsting for more just needs a little more time to get the baby-sitter booked.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Particularly for the handful of franchises like the Dodgers, winners of six World Series rings — thirsting for the first trip since 1988.
    Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Democratic voters in this country who are thirsting for change.
    Michael Barbaro, Ashley Parker and Amy Chozick, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2016
  • Who are these folks who thirsted to see Trump smiling and successful, rather than Trump glowering or Hillary villainized?
    Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 10 Feb. 2017
  • Avicii: True Stories Documentary Avicii was an elusive creature, and fans thirsted for a chance to peek inside his world.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The Nationals got a hero's welcome home from a city that had been thirsting for a World Series championship for nearly a century.
    Carole Feldman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • By meeting new consumer needs and supporting consumers thirst to know more about cocktails, E-commerce has expanded the size of the market.
    Paul Talbot, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • Moutai’s sudden descent into its cups will shock foreigners who have thirsted for the stock in recent years, looking for a way to play the growing wealth and clout of Chinese consumers.
    Andrew Peaple, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2018
  • The Nationals got a hero’s welcome home from tens of thousands of people in a city that had thirsted for a baseball champion for nearly a century.
    Carole Feldman and Lynn Berry, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The Nationals got a hero's welcome home from tens of thousands of people in a city that had thirsted for a baseball champion for nearly a century.
    Carole Feldman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • For years, the Rockies have suffered through a starting-pitching drought, leaving their bullpen in tatters, position players grumbling and fans thirsting for a drop or two of hope.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 11 May 2017
  • My friends had responded to it by posting cute photos of themselves at various ages—from baby photos to thirst traps from their mid-twenties.
    Katie O’Hanlon, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022

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