Example Sentences

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Graphic footage of starving children was broadcast into living rooms for the very first time.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 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

She had to rest frequently on her foraging expeditions, and she realized that she was slowly starving.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer