Sentence examples for he was avid from inspiring English sources

He was avid for fame, fortune, and love but was above all conscious of his own genius.

In boating scenes and ocean views, through spates of spring rain and spells of summer damp, he was avid for the humid.

(He was avid. He wasn't hungry).

He was avid about golf, but since he had taken up the game in his 40's, he found he was still improving.

A great dreamer, he was avid for territories to conquer and provinces to populate; an experienced diplomat with a knowledge of Russia that Catherine had not yet acquired and as audacious as Catherine was methodical, Potemkin was treated as an equal by the empress up to the time of his death in 1791.

He's avid about staying in shape in order to protect his body from being injured by each toss.

He was an avid photographer.

He was an avid gardener.

He was an avid tennis player.

He was an avid golfer and historian.

He was an avid sailor as well.