Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for esurient
Adjective
  • What the greedy developers are trying to do burns me to no end.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
  • The beloved ruler was supposed to care about the wellbeing of his people, but the noblemen beneath him were greedy and indifferent.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Read’s defense team alleges she was framed for O’Keefe’s murder by cops who beat O’Keefe, let a ravenous dog attack him and then dropped his bloodied and bruised body outside in the freezing cold.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • There’s a fascinating rawness to the way the film portrays Andy that echoes Mia (Sophie Wilde) in Talk to Me, someone who disguised her ravenous neediness with a grin and a joke, all her grief bottled up inside.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • And most importantly of all, gluttonous ticket prices have priced out the working classes.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Critics call it ‘gluttonous’ Not everyone was supportive of the idea of the trip before its Monday launch.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Other times, a voracious star eats too much of a companion star nearby and gives itself a destructive bout of thermonuclear indigestion.
    Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
  • The voracious buyer is taking domestic and multiple international rights.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • But after the county launched an aggressive public campaign to educate residents about securing garbage containers that attract hungry bears with no access to a natural food supply, incident reports plummeted.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
  • The bucket stretched the Pacers’ lead to 10 with 2:30 remaining, a cushion just enough to keep the hungry Knicks away.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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