famished

Example Sentences

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And audiences, it turned out, were famished for such a protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

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

“I was so famished for a role like this,” the 51-year-old Quan told me.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

They had been spinning themselves into a frothing, famished frenzy, like bloodthirsty piranhas, in front of our house all morning.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall