Sentence examples for itch for something from inspiring English sources

He was courteous and drank tea but seemed to itch for something stronger.

The play makes you itch for something to happen, much like the strung-out fellows onstage waiting for their fix.

but I suspect that our extremely materialistic culture, with the grab-and-go mentality fostered by the Web, just makes new fans itch for something to wear.

But to have our love assumed, and beamed back at us with self-congratulatory pomposity, makes our hands itch for something unpleasant to hurl.

In assessing his son's prospects, Mr. Bush dwelled longer on the country's itch for something different than on the Texas governor's record and positions on issues, though he did offer hearty praise for both.

The things people say! * * *  Dining & Wine When Chris Finch gave up his six-figure job as a commercial-real-estate broker in Manhattan, feeling an inchoate itch for "something real, where I could get dirt under my fingernails," he never thought it would lead to a brick-walled workshop on a grimy industrial street, hard by the Brooklyn side of the bridge.

I was itching for something more, and it wasn't coming to me," she said.

A couple days in, of course, I was itching for something to read.

Enthusiasts itching for something to gobble up high-speed corners could look to any number of brands from Italy.

But we might not make it that far, because the audience is itching for something exciting to happen right now.

It's not a bad business, but growth is slow, and Mr. Sparks was itching for something bigger, a home-run consumer product to pump up profits.