They hungrily devoured the freshly-made bread. From LearnThat.org.
He pounced on the food hungrily. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : He approached the table with a hungry look. ,hungry land. ,The depression years were hungry times. ,a hungry investment firm looking for wealthy clients. From Dictionary.com.
The waters swallowed the coin hungrily as we looked on. From Wordnik.com. [THE RICH RIVER] Reference
"Will it take long?" asked Roy, sniffing hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
"Except something to eat," amended Grace hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue] Reference
She took my head in her hands and kissed me hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 5] Reference
John asked, walking into the kitchen and sniffing hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Can't Be a Hare Krishna] Reference
There are thousands of Coloradans hungrily awaiting change. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Schabacker: Will Colorado Legislators Help Us Fight for a Better Food System?] Reference
Brown bananas littered the ground, and I grabbed one hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [Water] Reference
They waited eagerly, hungrily, tearfully to hear Edward R. Murrow, H. From Wordnik.com. [The '40S] Reference
He gripped me tight at the elbows, and looked me hungrily in the face. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
Mark whistled through his teeth, his eyes hungrily scanning the heavens. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Star] Reference
He waited until she left the room and attacked the mushy stuff hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
He takes half a dozen slices of bread and butter and munches them hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
"I'll say you smell something," Grace answered, sniffing hungrily in her turn. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue] Reference
He takes in hungrily all the minutiæ of her clothing, her manner, her expression. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
Then the heat hungrily battled for more and "pop" flew the cork and back leaped Sally. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
Japan was said to be hungrily assimilating world culture, yet still stubbornly traditional. From Wordnik.com. [Turning Un-Japanese] Reference
He stepped forward again, manly, self-possessed again, and looked her hungrily in the eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
The woman smiled at the happy faces about her then her eyes rested hungrily on her daughter. From Wordnik.com. [The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure] Reference
The waves were following me as hungrily as ever; at any moment the sloop might be overwhelmed. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
Poor Creed, he detained her, he clung to her hands hungrily, and invoked the sound of her voice. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
Whitey had preëmpted the nearer, and was hungrily nuzzling the old frayed hollows in the manger. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference
Paul chose to do nothing, but to wander hungrily and vacantly through the city in the dinner-hour. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
He heard low voices, and then someone came through the door, someone whose eyes were fastened hungrily upon his face. From Wordnik.com. [Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast] Reference
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