famish

Example Sentences

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The President pondered, smiled, said: "Well, they can't famish on that."

From Time Magazine Archive

With their scant water supply at a distance and unprotected they could not hold out long in a siege, but would soon be compelled either to fight, fly or famish.

From Arizona Sketches by Munk, J. A. (Joseph Amasa)

Nor would the mob be able to rule if they got all they desire; they would only tear each other to pieces, and die drunk or famish sober.

From Maria Edgeworth by Zimmern, Helen

The last sounds which rang in my ears were the voices of the hungry gnomes, calling out, "Give us our victim; we famish."

From Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I by Halidom, M. Y.

Relief must soon come from some quarter, else many in this community will famish.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp