famished

Example Sentences

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The district ranger was expecting the crew at his ranger station, so he and his wife treated the famished smokejumpers to a chicken dinner, ice cream and apple pie when they emerged from the backcountry.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

Ware is famished - her day started with 6am weight training - but after a quick glance at the burger-centric menu, she opts for a cappuccino and settles down to chat about music.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023

Three hours later, I disembarked at the main station in Vienna, famished.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

In one episode, famished at a party, she leaps onto a cracker on the carpet.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

I felt like hell warmed over, stupid and faintly sick and absolutely famished, and I think I probably wouldn’t have cared if the old woman who lived there had turned me over to the police.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein