The child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : to crave sweets; to crave affection. ,a problem craving prompt attention.    From Dictionary.com. 

So far the closest I’ve come to the understanding I’ve craved is what I’ve received from other mothers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other Side Of Anger | Her Bad Mother] Reference

And actually what he does (unintelligible) is he's kind of craved dismay, really, at everything that he found.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tina Brown's Must-Reads: The Dead And The Undead] Reference

She has alternately craved anonymity and attention.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roe V. Roe] Reference

She craved her partner's fulfillment like nicotine, or heroin.    From Wordnik.com.  [”] Reference

The ancients craved moments of disconnectedness, just as we do.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Morris: Interview With a Philosopher: Our Blackberries, I-Phones, Droids, and Souls.] Reference

She craved money, love and finally power, and she got all three.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Woman Of Means] Reference

One of the fruits of freedom he said he craved most: McDonald's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stealing Home] Reference

In honor of hungry fishermen, who craved it when they came ashore.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jesse Kornbluth: 'Eat Pray Love' Merchandise Gets 72 Hours On Home Shopping Network. Doesn't That Miss The Point?] Reference

She craved more softness for her burning feet and her burning head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peace-keeping (Valentine's Day Massacre Theme)] Reference

And when the recognition came, the love he craved was still missing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Healer Of Hearts] Reference

All that went in to being a performer, I really loved it and craved it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jazz Violinist Regina Carter: 'I'll Be Seeing You'] Reference

The Griffin was very vain, and the one thing he craved for was notoriety.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tale of Lal A Fantasy] Reference

He craved his friend's job, but could not bring himself to twist the knife.    From Wordnik.com.  [Haunted By ‘Courage’] Reference

It's a safe bet that Dr. David Barker has never craved pickles and ice cream.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health: Baby Food (For Mom)] Reference

The District Attorney said Chapman craved notoriety and took the easiest way.    From Wordnik.com.  [From the archive, 25 August 1981: Lennon's killer to serve 20 years] Reference

But her underdeveloped, souring heart instinctively craved some drops of sweetness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference

What I had lacked and craved as a younger person was a clear connection with myself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kia Miller: Radiant Body Yoga: From The Runways of Europe to Yoga Works in Los Angeles] Reference

I had some rolled fatties hidden in the glove compartment and craved to burn one down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simmer Time] Reference

It was not always we could be allowed as much, even of this, as our keen appetites craved.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference

Unlike McCarthy, who craved publicity, the modern-day campus blowhards thrive on anonymity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modern-Day McCarthyism] Reference

I craved that praise because I was carrying the residue of academic failure around with me.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Writing Fool] Reference

Ethel Kennedy gave her anxious husband what he most craved, unquestioning loyalty and love.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Worst Week] Reference

WASHINGTON -- The poet Allen Ginsberg, who died in 1997, adored life, feared death and craved fame.    From Wordnik.com.  [Last Chance: Allen Ginsberg's Photos At National Gallery Of Art] Reference

Readers bought his books in huge numbers, but he never quite gained the professional respect he craved.    From Wordnik.com.  [TRANSITION] Reference

Obama also opposes free-trade agreements craved by other close allies, such as Colombia and South Korea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Won’t Meet Everybody’s Expectations] Reference

Within hours of the verdict, some were already bestowing on King the kind of folk-hero status he craved.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evil To The End] Reference

He craved acceptance, which he never quite got outside of the world he created for himself and his flock.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Kingdom and the Power] Reference

Having gotten the attention she craved, she went out and she and Brendan literally bowled all night long.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Sorrows of Boobiac.] Reference

When Ashley Landers, 16, said she left the compound in part because she craved Taco Bell, it sounded silly.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Sigh Of Relief The Size Of Montana] Reference

Intensely hungry, he craved cookies, cake and ice cream-and would often cram in huge quantities at one sitting.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pressure To Lose] Reference

A warm spirit, Milligan craved adventure -- sky diving, bungee-jumping, snowboarding and scuba diving his way through life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adventurous Spirit] Reference

But The Gate offered some of the features that newspaper-starved San Franciscans craved, like classified ads and movie listings.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Strike But Online, Too] Reference

Claflin was told to avoid the rich, spicy foods she craved and stick to fish, chicken and light dairy products, plus plenty of fruit.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Man's Meat] Reference

Above the power of flight and physical strength, adamantium claws and laser weapons, Andrew craved one power: the power of invisibility.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comic Superhero] Reference

When U.S. - China relations were normalized, U.S. businessmen rushed to Beijing, assuming the Chinese craved the deals they had to offer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Friend Or Foe?] Reference

Despite the stiff acting and cheesy soundtracks, the collection's a must-have for any adult who so desperately craved the shows as teens.    From Wordnik.com.  [ENTERTAINMENT: GO BACK TO SCHOOL] Reference