Craved is an English word with synonyms like desired or wanted. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Craved in a sentence
Related words
Craved meaning
simple past and past participle of crave
Using Craved
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of crave
- Useful related words include: desired, wanted.
- In the example corpus, craved often appears in combinations such as: he craved, who craved, craved the.
Context around Craved
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Craved
- In this selection, "craved" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, zamora, absolutely, soul, anonymity, change and revenge stand out and add context to how "craved" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and i craved it throughout and and she craved a campus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "craved" sits close to words such as achievers, acton and aether, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with craved
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He craved for it,” Terry Williams said. (7 words)
I craved carbs which I'd never done before. (9 words)
It's the best thing ever and I craved it throughout my career. (13 words)
And we did not know what to think about the way we craved one another, about the way I kept asking her to sneak into my bedroom at night, where we threw our clothes to the side of my bed and fused together, skin on skin. (46 words)
Vadic spoke of the universe falling silent and peaceful once more, so the bargain could simply have been that, by allowing the Borg to assimilate the Solids, the Changelings assure the order and control that they always craved. (38 words)
In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, a party chieftain, who craved anonymity, explained that the 73-year-old Kano State politician would chair his first meeting at the national headquarters of the party on Tuesday. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Aviles-Zamora craved a driver’s license and a job like her friends, but being brought from Mexico to the United States when she was 4 years old precluded her from the same opportunities.
Because of the pandemic, courses were still being held on Zoom, and she craved a campus community.
Despite her outdoorsy childhood in rural Wales, she "craved change" and moved to London to study fashion.
He craved for it,” Terry Williams said.
He craved revenge and made his way back to Loch Rudraige to find and kill the Muirdris.
In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, a party chieftain, who craved anonymity, explained that the 73-year-old Kano State politician would chair his first meeting at the national headquarters of the party on Tuesday.
Light was what he craved, and the rest, somehow, would always take care of itself.
Of course, deep down a part of me craved family and a secure set-up — but I didn't think I was entitled to it.
Perhaps, if you absolutely craved the only flip phone with a vertical cover screen I could recommend buying this phone, as it stands out through its unique design.
Taking myself out of my monotonous life, I knew deep inside this is what my soul craved.
Though, the trailer makes it clear that even though she's closer than ever to the success she has craved, it's still just out of reach.
Vadic spoke of the universe falling silent and peaceful once more, so the bargain could simply have been that, by allowing the Borg to assimilate the Solids, the Changelings assure the order and control that they always craved.
According to a local who craved anonymity, ” the incident happened in the morning at about 8. 30 am when the students were about to conclude the morning assembly.
And we did not know what to think about the way we craved one another, about the way I kept asking her to sneak into my bedroom at night, where we threw our clothes to the side of my bed and fused together, skin on skin.
I craved a body of thought that treated parenting as worthy of serious inquiry and established care as central to our moral concerns.
I craved carbs which I'd never done before.
I think of Capote and the Swans as one organism, and that when Capote was cut off, it deprived him of the oxygen he so craved.
It is an office that he craved and worked hard for before offering himself to provide leadership to Nigeria.
It's the best thing ever and I craved it throughout my career.
I was made to feel so worthless and self-conscious that I craved their compliments.
Common combinations with craved
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: