famish
Example Sentences
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The President pondered, smiled, said: "Well, they can't famish on that."
From Time Magazine Archive
They urged Him not to listen to Ramchandra and famish Himself, but to return to His old diet and accept invitations.
From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi
He won't famish," said Rufe, "with the large supply of sauce which he keeps on hand!
From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
Are there not some who, in the choicest cup, Imbibe despair, and famish as they sup, Sear'd by a solace that was like a vow?
From Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems by Eric Mackay
But the tendency to famish us displayed by our Rulers was not calculated to improve the morale of a civilian, or any, army.
From The Siege of Kimberley by T. Phelan
