underfed

Example Sentences

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The author observes that “workers under the OT generally suffered the worst possible conditions because the agency specialized in construction,” which meant laboring outside in extreme weather, even while sick, underfed and exhausted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Both movies ridicule aristocrats who are underfed yet over-sated: people for whom nothing is ever enough.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2023

The young, underfed Hirschman’s baggy pants and worn leather jacket demonstrate his rebel and refugee status.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Enlisted members of the Nationalist army were often underfed and scorned by their officers, and many ran away or defected to the CCP.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Collecting anything more than that would have required a second trip and when you’re tired and underfed, two miles cross-country feels like more than enough.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff