lust for life

noun phrase

: a strong desire to live a full and rich life

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Angelika balances between a death wish and a lust for life, trapped in a fragile family system. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025 Eva Victor: Agnes had this youthful lust for life and her career and her creative expression, and among the many things that were taken from her through this experience, one of them is that dreaming ability. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 July 2025 There's a lust for life that flirts with hedonism permeating everything at Justine's, from the music to the design to the cocktails and, of course, the French cuisine. Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025 But after eating Holly's brain in hopes of finding out who killed her, Liv learns more about where Holly was coming from and how to bring something of Holly's insatiable lust for life into her own existence. ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025 And my too evident ennui and lack of lust for life on this cold and still dark early morning. New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The essence of Mars is wildly passionate, but don’t let its lust for life fool you. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025

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