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verb

crave

CEFR C1

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

In a sentence

Six example sentences with crave, each labelled with its topic.

  • After a week of soup he began to crave something crisp, so he roasted potatoes until the edges shattered.

    Cooking

  • Smokers crave the ritual as much as the nicotine, which is why fidget objects help more than patches alone.

    Psychology

  • Early users crave a single feature, and founders who chase ten others usually lose the ones they already had.

    Startups

  • Great scorers crave the ball in the final minute, and the coach draws up plays for the ones who do.

    Basketball

  • After a month off, runners begin to crave the long Sunday loop as much as they once dreaded it.

    Fitness

  • Two weeks in the city left him craving mountain air, so he booked a bus to the nearest trailhead.

    Travel

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