starving

Example Sentences

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Starving and exhausted, he spent the last of his money on a train ticket to Doncaster where his sister lived.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Starving the market of supply and catering to the superrich means Ferrari can charge millions of dollars for limited-edition cars, while Porsche has to sell in much larger quantities at lower prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

So does another San Gabriel Valley work: “Curse of the Starving Class,” the 1977 play by Sam Shepard about a family living on an avocado farm, with a freeway nearby.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

Starving fish have been known to jump at empty hooks — and the press corps is nearly at that point.

From Salon • May 4, 2023

Starving, he made himself a peanut butter jam sandwich and holed up in his room.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young