are starving
- present progressive of starve.
Example Sentences
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"Things there are terrible. People are starving, there's nothing," said Salgado, a 72-year-old who emigrated to the United States four decades ago.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
"People are starving and we're going to help them get some food. A lot of people are making it very, very bad," he said.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
Many adult birds have been poisoned in a major toxic algae bloom, and now young birds are starving too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
“A famine of beauty, honey. My eyes are starving for beauty!”
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
“Does Eugene think we are starving? Even a bag of rice?”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
