starving

Example Sentences

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Exhausted, starving and desperate, he knocked on the door of local farmers John and Phyllis Le Breton.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The choice was rational: Long-term safety data was unavailable, efficacy thresholds hadn’t been cleared, and further investment in an unproven compound risked starving proven therapies of resources.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Some order pizzas they eat from their laps, and some arrange complicated cheeseboards, which I hover around in a way I hope is breezy, that doesn’t scream starving writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Once upon a time, he lived out his starving artist fantasies abroad before putting that aside to join the family business.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Once there, I walked through a grove of eucalyptus trees and alongside a bald pasture of starving cattle, past the guard napping in his gatehouse, and into the waiting arms of my monkey.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris