Definition of INSATIABLE

Examples of insatiable in a Sentence

Her desire for knowledge was insatiable. an insatiable need for the approval of others

Recent Examples on the Web Die, My Love is impressive for the force of the narrator’s insatiable rage, which fragments the boundaries of the self. — Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books, "Wanting Wrong," 6 July 2020 Its functional beauty, novel design, brilliant driving dynamics, and technological sophistication helped spark a nearly insatiable hunger for million-dollar-plus babies. — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, "The Greatest Cars of All Time: Choosing the One," 5 July 2020 Your husband either doesn’t respect your need for privacy or has an insatiable desire for a captive audience. — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, "Dear Abby: Is husband’s bad attitude about small things indicative of a larger problem?," 27 June 2020 With Tanzanite, Tanzania has managed to use market mechanisms to channel the insatiable forces of demand and supply to create a more sustainable and possibly less damaging industry. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "What is Tanzanite? It just made this man a millionaire. And proved African mining reforms can work.," 26 June 2020 The insatiable demand for bicycles spawned other industries—ball bearings, wire for spokes, steel tubing, precision toolmaking—that would shape the manufacturing world long after the bicycle was relegated to the toy department. — National Geographic, "How bicycles transformed our world," 17 June 2020 But my desire for privacy has finally given way to your insatiable curiosity about what’s growing on in Your Hero’s yard. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, "Welcome to Grumpy’s Garden," 17 June 2020 For all the insatiable gossiping on rolling news channels and whisperings in newspaper columns and websites, the current economic and humanitarian picture arguably poses a moral challenge to clubs. — Aleks Klosok, CNN, "'Back To Reality': European soccer prepares for age of austerity," 1 June 2020 Vernon had the energy of a man half his age and an insatiable appetite and capacity for fun and adventure. — Besha Rodell, New York Times, "The Man Who Taught Australia How to Mix a Proper Drink," 8 May 2020

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