Example Sentences
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Starved of cash, the U.N. has made historically large spending cuts and embarked on an efficiency drive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Starved of inflows, the lake lost about half its volume and became twice as salty.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Starved of EU funds, with the Hungarian currency losing value and a sharp rise in annual inflation to 4.6% last month, the Hungarian economy is in trouble.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
Starved for oxygen, the surrounding nerve cells degraded, and the mutant mice were more vulnerable to stroke-like injuries.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2024
Starved for entertainment, they begged Penelope to recite poetry, tell jokes, anything—but she could not, for her voice had not yet returned.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
