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famished

[fam-isht] / ˈfæm ɪʃt /


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And during the event, BBC writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed interviewed Stuart along with poet and novelist Ben Okri, the 1991 Booker Prize winner for “The Famished Road.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021

Okri, who won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1991 for “The Famished Road,” beat finalists including this year’s Booker winner, Richard Flanagan; Japanese literary star Haruki Murakami; and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Cunningham.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2014

"Famished" would be another description at a time when Joleon Lescott is third- or fourth-choice at Manchester City and Gary Cahill is in and out of the Chelsea team, struggling for consistency.

From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2013

Famished diners had grown accustomed to arriving after dark at Pizza Hut to gorge on the all-you-can-eat special, which cost as little as $11.

From Time • Aug. 16, 2012

Famished but with no prospect of food, in a cramped room filled with strangers, mercifully, I quickly sank into the oblivion of sleep.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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