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
• Equipped with the latest gear and a thirst for adventure, mountaineers embrace the perils that come with conquering the world’s highest peaks.
  — Brian Strickland, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2024

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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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024