starving

Example Sentences

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Commissary is often now the difference between starving and a semi-normal diet, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

"It was too small. Just tiny little bite-sized pieces. I was like, 'I'm starving, can I get another plate?' but they said no!"

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Meantime, the afternoon advanced, while I thus wandered about like a lost and starving dog.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë