insatiable appetite

collocation in English

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insatiable
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/us
/ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/
(especially of a desire or need) too great to ...
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appetite
noun
uk
/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/us
/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/
the feeling that you want to ...
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They have aninsatiableappetitefor scandal.
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A modern army has aninsatiableappetitefor tinned food.
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The media have aninsatiableappetitefor leaked information.
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He had aninsatiableappetitefor show-business facts, most of which he kept in his head.
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It has aninsatiableappetitefor power and it must be stopped.
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I know that health and education have an almostinsatiableappetite.
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There will be aninsatiableappetitefor cash, with the concomitant waste and fraud.
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The one common characteristic of all national treasuries is theirinsatiableappetitefor revenue.
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The council has aninsatiableappetiteto hire more and more people, irrespective of the needs.
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Such is ourinsatiableappetitefor legislation that we go in for the numbers game.
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Every local authority regards its bigger neighbour as a rapacious monster with aninsatiableappetite.
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There is a friendly andinsatiableappetitefor information about our affairs.
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They have proved once again that they have aninsatiableappetitefor spending other people's money.
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Otk comes alive and has aninsatiableappetite.
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That divine form they reverently admired with aninsatiableappetite.
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The widespread removal of tropical timber is driven by aninsatiableappetitefor products to grace our homes.
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In his present demonic form, he is cursed with aninsatiableappetite.
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Its favorite diet is adventurers, but itsinsatiableappetiteis tempered by its fear of light.
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He also had an apparentlyinsatiableappetiteand would eat anything edible within his range.
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Citizens retained aninsatiableappetitefor motion pictures, even though production had left the city.
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He begins lavishing her with gifts, however these are not enough for herinsatiableappetite.
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His horses have aninsatiableappetiteand will attack people until they are offered food.
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He now accuses us ofinsatiableappetitein these matters, whilst admitting that it might be necessary to do more in very exceptional circumstances.
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If there is aninsatiableappetitefor air travel, and if it is bringing people to this country, that is all to the good.
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They demonstrate aninsatiableappetitefor statistics, coupled with no very conspicuous indication of knowledge of the problems of this or, indeed, of any industry.
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