needy

Example Sentences

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The festival, celebrated across the Muslim world, is usually marked with the slaughter of a sheep, with some of the meat given to the needy.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

I just rewatched all of these a few times in a row for sound, and Roy Wood Jr. is so smooth it makes me feel like I’m needy and insecure on the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Florida does have a medically needy or “share of cost” program, which allows individuals with income slightly above the Medicaid threshold to qualify by treating the excess income as a deductible.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

She comes across as a needy figure, chasing money and support - apparently describing herself to Epstein as "very traumatised and alone".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

From the rear—particularly where his vertebrae were visible—he might almost have passed for one of those needy metropolitan children who are sent out every summer to endowed camps to be fattened and sunned.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger