starve

Example Sentences

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Malnourished and starving whales are also producing fewer offspring.

From Los Angeles Times

People who have tried coming off the jabs describe it as "a switch that goes on and you're instantly starving".

From BBC

Anyone trapped with their head under the surface is likely going to be starved for oxygen, so the clock was ticking.

From Los Angeles Times

To compound matters for United fans starved of success, Ratcliffe is asking them to pay more to attend games.

From Barron's

And it was there, slipping off my shoes and dropping them into my dance bag, that the thought arrived in full, undeniable force: I’m starving.

From Salon