lusts

Definition of lustsnext
present tense third-person singular of lust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lusts
Verb
  • The centre-forward is increasingly aware of these situations, positioning himself correctly or attacking the right space to offer his team-mates an option when City are attacking the wide areas.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Rescuers described that location, which lies at an elevation of 17,999 feet, as a treacherous glacier known for its towering ice blocks and deep crevasses.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • Wrangell Island lies at the mouth of the Stikine River, and the town is the point of departure for the river service to Telegraph Creek, 165 miles upstream.
    Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Add that tent and the $5,100 six-seat Crew Cab upgrade, and the Paragon drives and sleeps a total of six people.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 June 2026
  • Created by Mindy Kaling, it’s set in New York, the city that never sleeps, not in order to party, but to get something on somebody’s desk first thing in the morning.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won.
    John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
  • Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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“Lusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lusts. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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