famish

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"Well, donOt famish yourself on account of me."

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)

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

A younger son of the poorest noble would famish rather than earn his livelihood in an employment considered vile.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

Unscrupulous as he is in the matter of idiotic jokes, I know him well enough to be sure that he wouldn't leave us here to famish.

From Stranded in Arcady by Lynde, Francis