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  • She had been one of those souls to enter the gates of the abbey walls that day, slipping in with a group of ragged families, men and women and hungry-eyed children, their belongings tied in bundles on their backs or packed into rickety carts.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • She had been one of those souls to enter the gates of the abbey walls that day, slipping in with a group of ragged families, men and women and hungry-eyed children, their belongings tied in bundles on their backs or packed into rickety carts.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • She had been one of those souls to enter the gates of the abbey walls that day, slipping in with a group of ragged families, men and women and hungry-eyed children, their belongings tied in bundles on their backs or packed into rickety carts.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • As the hungry-eyed vampire Eli, Lina Leandersson conveys both love-starved longing and a fiercely protective streak towards Oskar.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008

  • We watched as the panel of five judges four adults and one child, as it were dug into a slice of each amidst a bustling, hungry-eyed and impeccably dressed crowd of lawn party-ers.

    Fresh Watermelon Pie 2008

  • Both women went white, beet-red, and hungry-eyed all in the space of two seconds.

    Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996

  • Never as a hungry-eyed girl had she ever imagined that Tristan would someday sit on the roof beside her, gazing out at the stars.

    A GIFT OF LOVE Judith McNaught 1995

  • Never as a hungry-eyed girl had she ever imagined that Tristan would someday sit on the roof beside her, gazing out at the stars.

    A GIFT OF LOVE Judith McNaught 1995

  • Behind him he heard the restless pacing of the hungry-eyed human warrior they called Hauk.

    Stormblade Berberick, Nancy Varian 1988

  • Hethor, whom I had met outside Agilus's prison with the fat man, the hungry-eyed woman and the others, did not seem to have heard him.

    The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980

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