starve
Example Sentences
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Residents "fight like zombies" for every bit of supply delivered to her village "because we are starving", she added.
From BBC
She adds that Edesia is expanding beyond restoring the health of starving infants to do more in the way of prevention.
From MarketWatch
Other economic sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing were starved of resources.
From Los Angeles Times
"It's like a switch that goes on and you're instantly starving."
From BBC
It was encapsulated by the famous New York Times picture of the “starving” boy who turned out to be seriously ill and to have a brother living in the same conditions who was remarkably well-nourished.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
